Few colors have as many aka's as purple: lilac, lavender, eggplant, violet, wine, sangria, bordeaux, plum, pancy, quartz, smashing, tahiti, passion, regency, lapis, tahiti, concord, aberguine, wisteria, and the list goes on. And each shade is more beautiful than the next (our favorite is the deep eggplant). and below for various shades of purple and eggplant save the dates.