The color is a dark rich purple. A true purple, just like the purple crayon in be basic 8 pack box we used to get for school. This fingering weight yarn is spun from 78% mohair, 17% wool, and 5% nylon. It is a 4 ply strand with a tiny invisible nylon thread that runs through its core. This yarn is sooth and very soft against the skin. The yarn is hand dyed by me in my lab just outside Phoenix, AZ.