Green Goblin, Mysterio, Joker, Lex Luthor, Riddler, Brainiac, and dozens of other comic book villains have something in common.
Since color printing began in publications in the 1970s, technological limitations at the time dictated color choices to a certain extent.
Artists’ limited options make choosing the right colors for their heroes and villains even more important.
Meanwhile, purple is best known for its association with royalty – and thus purple is symbolized by power.
Purple is not a color commonly found in nature;
Therefore, when an artist dresses a villain like Lex Luthor in purple, their intention would be to convey to the reader that the villain has great power or is very strong,
That is the historical meaning of green and purple, so from a scientific perspective, what do these two colors mean?
When added together, the three primary colors – red, yellow and blue – create pure white light.
In fact, costume color changes happen constantly in comics, and a character’s chosen colors often reflect their morals: the 2017 Secret Empire series featured Captain America switching sides,
The team behind the 2019 film Joker certainly used this blue-purple rule, so it can be seen that actor Joaquin Phoenix never wears the villain’s signature color on screen.