Lilac color in psychology: what it means, symbolizes, characteristics

Based on color preferences, you can create a certain psychological portrait of a person and reveal some aspects of his personality. For example, the presence of favorite shades in clothes is a non-verbal signal that consciously or unconsciously demonstrates to others the emotional state of its wearer. In this article I will talk about the lilac (lilac) color and explain what it means in the psychology of a woman.

Symbolism

A light shade, like purple, is obtained by mixing blue and red tones. Previously, this paint was rarely found in wardrobe or interior items due to the difficulty of obtaining it, therefore it was considered expensive and prestigious.

It belongs to the cold range, although due to its proximity to pink it is much softer and warmer than blue or cyan. Traditionally symbolizes:

• mystery;
• imagination;
• creation;
• depth;
• sensitivity;
• romance;
• vanity;
• wariness.

The lilac color gets its name from the lilac, widespread in Russia. Classic purple is darker and deeper than lilac, so the properties of the first are reflected in the second in a somewhat softened form.

Red and blue symbolize the feminine and masculine, respectively. Therefore, mixing them allows you to create a comfortable atmosphere for both sexes.

Additionally, light purple represents:

• Borderline state. They are often used in meditative practices.
• Knowledge. Their presence promotes creativity, inspiration, reflection and mental development.
• In some cultures it is considered a symbol of mourning.
• The frequent appearance of color in dreams predicts global changes in the near future.
• Stealth. Lovers of purple are in no hurry to show off their inner world.

Even Medieval philosophers associated the described color with the concept of “Coincidentia oppositorum,” that is, the fusion of opposites.

In nature, violet-blue shades are due to the presence of special substances - anthocyanins. Color standards in the plant world are:

• violet;
• lavender;
• lilac;
• fuchsia.

In the language of floristry, lilac is considered a symbol of affection, reconciliation, and fidelity. Florists also claim that the more saturated this shade is in a bouquet, the stronger the feelings are expressed in it. This is also an example of luxury, aristocracy, and wealth, so you can present such a flower arrangement not only to your beloved girlfriend or friend, but also to a business partner, colleague, or respected person. In addition, soft lilac inflorescences look unusual, charm, and give positive emotions and a spring mood.

Role in psychology

In psychological science, there is a section of color perception, whose specialists study the influence of various shades on the human psyche. Scientists talk about the inconsistency of light purple tones: they often awaken opposing emotions and thoughts in a person. For example, unfocused excitement and elation, and in parallel with them anxiety, a feeling of the presence of the mystical.

The lighter the lilac, the more positive, light, pleasant feelings it evokes (up to some euphoria, serenity, relaxation).

And, conversely, the darkest variations of purple are associated with gloomy experiences and fear of the unknown. For this, followers of esoteric teachings love him.

The fusion of warm red and cold blue contributed to the emergence of a certain contradiction and conflict in lilac, so people who are at a crossroads in transitional moments in life often lean toward this shade.

How color characterizes personality

It is believed that the depth and mysticism of the lilac range is close to those who have a bright personality. However, these are not crazy optimists, but, on the contrary, creative introverts surrounded by a mysterious aura. These are definitely not gray mice, but temperamental individuals, not without a bit of snobbery. They combine all the characteristics inherent in lovers of red, blue, pink and white.

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The contradiction lies in the fact that such individuals simultaneously want to stand out from the crowd, demonstrate their uniqueness, and at the same time prefer immersion in the inner world, abstracting as much as possible from the external.

Does it affect health?

All the space around us influences our mental state in one way or another. When seeing lilac-violet objects, the subconscious tries to divide their color into blue and red. Thus, the nervous system is excited.

The color lilac is associated with the sahasrara chakra, thanks to which a person receives energy and knowledge of the Universe. It is located in the area of ​​the crown and is responsible for spiritual development and insight.

Purple also helps:

• if necessary, calm down, reduce anxiety, eliminate a panic attack;
• reduce blood pressure;
• with low self-esteem;
• establish a connection with the subconscious;
• with impaired vision;
• establish contact with deep desires, feelings, needs;
• strengthen intuition;
• in the presence of astheno-neurotic syndrome;
• increase attentiveness;
• relax and fall asleep;
• reduce the symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• in esotericism - to provide protection to a pregnant woman and her unborn baby.

What does shade mean in clothing?

Lilac predominates in the wardrobe of those who constantly strive for the ideal. These are people with their own firm position, independent of the opinions of others. They are prone to hobbies of mysticism and esotericism.

Also, purple lovers prefer privacy to a noisy crowd. They are attached to home and have a hard time being separated from loved ones. These are talented, sensitive, subtle creative people who are prone to melancholy. They are in constant search of themselves and their place, which is why they often experience anxiety and restlessness.

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The nobility of this color range is best manifested in velvet (if we are talking about a dark, rich tone) and silk textures. When choosing clothes, you should always rely on your inner state at the moment.

A person who prefers purple color in his wardrobe, in the eyes of others, looks like:

• extraordinary personality;
• reasonable;
• aware of his own uniqueness;
• creative, creative;
• closed and deep;
• one who is accustomed to following the dictates of his heart;
• easily suggestible, susceptible to influence;
• having a developed sense of empathy, empathetic;
• balanced and stress-resistant.

If you want to attract attention and at the same time retain a bit of mystery, to emphasize your desire to comprehend wisdom, it is undoubtedly worth replenishing your closet with lilac things.

Meaning in the interior

Purple can evoke sadness, nostalgia, and immersion in thought, so I do not recommend using this color scheme in the design of rooms where a person spends a lot of time. Suitable locations would be:

• corridor;
• hallway;
• toilet;
• vestibule;
• balcony;
• creative zone.

However, the presence of this tone must be minimized by diluting it with other suitable mysterious colors. It goes well with white, gold, orange and yellow.

The pale lilac color of the walls in the room helps to distract from unpleasant thoughts and get rid of stress. Bed linen of any shade of purple promotes deep sleep and easy awakening.

Purpose of use in advertising

Lilac is most often combined with pink. Such a gentle duet is actively used to promote “girly” products: cosmetics, perfume. It is also often featured in advertising campaigns for art products.

Living room

As a rule, this is the largest and brightest room in the house, so both light and more saturated shades will be appropriate here. Lilac in the living room interior looks attractive. It can be used as a main color and serve as a background for furniture and decorative items. Depending on the combination of colors, you can create a varied room design.

• With the addition of cream and coffee shades, a cozy atmosphere will be created in the living room. Leave the upholstered furniture in the same tone, but make the lamps and pillows bright. The textiles on the windows should be a little lighter.
• You can choose a light gray or cream color for the general background, and highlight the part of the wall with amethyst on which to place photographs or paintings.
• When choosing a light lilac shade as the dominant color, make one of the walls a richer tone - lilac, violet or violet, and you will see how the interior comes to life.

In the living room you need to use light shades

Lilac in the living room interior looks attractive

The lilac color in the living room interior can be either the main color or the background for furniture or decor.

How does it affect a person?

• Has a pleasant calming effect.
• Promotes a surge of inspiration, activation of imagination and creativity.
• Improves mood and evens out the overall emotional background.
• Enhances sensuality and awakens libido.
• Reduces appetite.
• Has a beneficial effect on vision.
• Improves concentration and memory.
• Evokes deep memories.
• Allows you to relax, get rid of tension and stress.
• Has a beneficial effect on rest and sleep.
• Eliminates discomfort.
• Opens up new ways to solve a problem.
• Restores mental balance.

It is important to understand which tone predominates in a particular shade of purple: cold or warm. The degree of expression of red or blue directly affects the properties of the color scheme. On the one hand, he has energy and passion, on the other – coldness and calmness. Often, lovers of this color are in conflict with their desires.

Lilac is cunning. Watching him for a long time, you can plunge into melancholy and apathy.

If you like the color lilac: what does it mean?

Personality formation takes place surrounded by colors. The emergence of various associations, mental characteristics and temperament influence the development of certain color preferences. This is what love for purple indicates:

• Creativity, the desire to create. Such people are interested in art. They immerse themselves in their hobbies, abstracting themselves from the outside world. These are creators and researchers.
• Rich fantasy. Lovers of purple are true generators of ideas. They willingly dream and plunge into serious, deep thoughts.
• Closedness. It is difficult for others to attract attention and arouse interest among those who prefer purple shades, since most of them are introverts. They are tired of a long stay in the company, they are wary of friendship and keep close only those who have been tested by time.
• High degree of sensitivity. Such individuals are easy to hook and offend, they have a hard time experiencing stressful situations, and often suffer from low self-esteem and inferiority complexes.
• Highly developed empathy. People who prefer a solitary lifestyle are well aware of the emotional state of others, know how to sympathize and are always open to requests for help.
• Eccentricity. This trait is especially noticeable at a young age, when a person strives to find his place in society and is on the path to developing a value system.
• Happiness comes from touching beauty. Lovers of lilac surround themselves with attractive things, they have delicate taste, and take care of their appearance.

I distinguish three main shades of lilac based on the predominance of cold and warm tones:

• Violet with a dominance of blue is loved by powerful people who find it difficult to get along in a team.
• The prevalence of red is preferred by romantic, sentimental individuals; light purple with a medium combination of heat and cold is chosen by trusting natures who are strongly attached to places and others.

Using lilac tone

This color gives the room a chic look, so it is quite popular in design. Lilac adds richness to a classic style and weightlessness to a high-tech style.

It also fits perfectly with a romantic look, and looks especially beautiful with white. This tandem makes the room larger and softer.

Often specialists can use it together with pistachio, green, beige or blue tones. The saturation of the walls will not be great, but there will be enough expressiveness and beauty.

It is also preferred when renovating children's rooms for girls; it looks especially gentle and joyful there.

If the renovation is being done in a room for adults, then it will be beautiful to make the ceiling in a pale lilac style, and the walls in beige, on which beautiful lilac drawings are applied.

Lilac is often used to create clothing. It looks good with peach, sand, beige and pink colors.

And to make the look original and unique, you need to add mint or malachite-colored jewelry or other accessories to this outfit. To create a beautiful outfit for the office, it is good to make a combination of lilac and brown tones.

The search for beautiful combinations of different shades can last a very long time, because this is a very interesting, exciting, but also complex activity where a person’s imagination can run wild.

The main thing to remember is that there should not be a lot of lilac color in the room or on the canvas, but it is important to correctly and beautifully create a combination of different pigments

What does dislike for the color lilac mean?

A pronounced dislike for shades of purple also says a lot about character and other personality traits:

• Practicality, confidence. Such people do not like to have their head in the clouds, but prefer to work and achieve specific, tangible results. They live for today.
• Restraint. Emotionality is considered more of a disadvantage than a virtue. Because of this, it is not easy for such individuals to understand and accept the feelings of others. In everything they are accustomed to being guided by logic and reason, and not by sensations and experiences.
• Purposefulness, perseverance. The more effort, the greater the result. This is the motto of those who do not consider themselves admirers of the color lilac.

Who is it suitable for?

If we talk about external characteristics, lilac is closest to the “spring” color type. It perfectly complements the yellowish tone of the skin and hair of “spring” people. Purple combines the sensuality of red and the calmness and depth of blue, which gives rise to that very contradiction. Not every girl can afford this color in her wardrobe:

• Stylists advise dark brunettes to wear clothes in rich shades of lilac;
• tanned blondes should take a closer look at dark purple or things;
• women with pale skin and dark hair need to choose cool tones;
• Redheads should limit themselves to a few accessories of this color scheme.

Pale lilac: combination

Fresh, delicate violet, it creates a truly spring, sunny mood. This tone will refresh the skin of the face, soften the features, and emphasize the color of the hair. Pale lilac will look good on both spring and summer outerwear and underwear. Dresses, suits, and sweaters in pale lilac should be worn on vacation and on holidays. In the office, it will distract from a serious attitude towards specific activities.

Pale lilac goes well with tones such as pink, red magenta, purple, yellow beige, green yellow, apricot, carrot, mint, pea green, sky blue, violet blue, amethyst, golden beige, yellow brown.

Psychology of purple: what it means for women

Ladies often choose light-colored wardrobe items to attract additional attention from the opposite sex. Men really see in such individuals an attractive mystery, mystery along with passion and sensuality.

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Girls who prefer lilac shades are quite emotional, although they know how to remain calm in appearance. They are equally susceptible to anxiety and transition to a state of rest. Sensitive, vulnerable, with a fine mental organization, they want to find emotional balance.

If this description suits you, be sure to schedule a consultation with me. There you will be able to feel your integrity, depth, and find the path to harmony with the world around you and yourself.

Gallic varieties

This species is a cultivated variety of rose hips. All flowers are characterized by high growth, voluminous bush and bud density. Flowering lasts from late spring to mid-autumn. They have a very bright color of the leaves of the stem. Only park roses have up to 150 petals in a flower.

Cardinal de Richelieu

There are not many outstanding purple roses in the world, but this magnificent Gallic rose is one of them. Cardinal de Richelieu blooms in clusters of round, cup-shaped, double flowers about 7.5 cm in diameter, in small racemes.

The flowers open velvety dark red, gradually becoming rich purple, with lighter tones or a pink tint on the back of the petals, and white streaks at the base. This stunning rose only blooms once per season, in early summer, but while it blooms you will enjoy stunning blooms and luxurious foliage.

The shoots are thin, arched, drooping, almost without thorns. The variety requires regular care; for good flowering next year, it needs to be thinned out and pruned after flowering. You can use the rose as a climbing rose, running it along a support. Great in the border with silvery perennials such as wormwood and salvia. Resistant to diseases, but can sometimes be affected by black spot.

Negative characteristics in psychology

Love for the color purple also reflects some negative character traits:

• windiness;
• illogicality;
• demandingness;
• infantilism;
• snobbery.

An excess of this color can cause depression, fatigue, and exacerbate fears and anxiety. Therefore, in the interior it is better to choose shades of purple as accent shades rather than as the main background shades. It is advisable to dilute them with black, white, gold or brown.

Lilac nbsp; kitchen and dining areas

Cozy kitchen - what could be simpler if you add lilac tones to its decoration? Lavender in combination with light or white wood and cute details will create additional convenience and will not leave indifferent even the most demanding housewife. And lovers of strict classics and minimalism should add gloss to the surface and metal accessories.