Definition of "purplish-black" []

• Of black tinged with purple (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Frostbitten areas turn purplish-black when they are warmed again, and form a hard shell that peels off painfully."
• "The entire right side of my chest is stained with purplish-black blotches from damage to the lymphatic vessels under my skin."
• "Her eyes were blue on top of purplish-black crescent-shaped bruises."