Purple Dye

Purple Dye Recipe

How to Craft Purple Dye

Purple Dye is used to color various blocks and items purple, such as wool, terracotta, and glass.

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red_dye
Crafting
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Ingredients Needed:

  • blue_dye
    1x Blue Dye
  • red_dye
    1x Red Dye

Step-by-step Instructions

  1. Open a Crafting Table to access the 3×3 grid.
  2. Arrange the materials as shown in the grid above, then place the output Purple Dye into your inventory.
  3. That’s it! You can now use or place your new item.

Ingredient Tips

Blue Dye

Blue Dye: Gather Blue Dye via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).

Red Dye

Red Dye: Gather Red Dye via its typical source (looting, mining, farming, or trading).

Uses for Purple Dye

  • Coloring wool, terracotta, concrete, and glass purple
  • Dyeing leather armor
  • Creating purple banners and beds
  • Adding royal or mystical colors to builds

Fun Fact

Purple dye is created by mixing red and blue dyes, following traditional color theory. In medieval times, purple dye was extremely expensive and often reserved for royalty.

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