wheel / two-color grade · dominant Violet
Gray-violet
Group share
4%
Gray-violet through violet-gray
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$49.8k
n=1 included + 1 qualified · $49.8k–$49.8k · 3.01–3.01 ct · 2022–2022
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity2 sales
- Fancy Deep—
- Fancy Vivid—
- Fancy Intense—
- Fancy$49.8k/ct · 3.01 ct · 2022$311k/ct · 3.68 ct · 2023
- Fancy Light—
price by intensity
| Intensity | Included n | Median $/ct | Mean $/ct | Low – high | Since 2020 | Qualified | Study stones | Share of cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy | 1 | $49.8k | $49.8k | — | $49.8k · n=1 | $311k · n=1 | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
methodologyshow
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Combined two-direction group. No exact count or allocation to each exact grade.
argyle context
Argyle Ultra: GIA Fancy Dark Gray-Violet, 1.11 ct (AR15); individual example, not a population count.
related grades
auction sales1 included · 1 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A543 | Fancy | RARE COLORED DIAMOND RING Exact GIA Gray-Violet grade, not pure Violet; round diamond in platinum ring. | 3.01 ct | I2 | Christie's New York · 6 Dec 2022 | USD 150,000 $150,000 · USD as reported | $49.8k | Included | lot |
| A433 | Fancy | 3.68 ct Gray-violet diamond Lot 84. Two-stone ring includes a 3.92 ct E/VS2 diamond. FCRF updated analysis explicitly reports USD 1,143,000 TOTAL. Full lot allocation to violet target; not standalone violet value. Saleroom notice says stones temporarily unmounted. | 3.68 ct | SI1 | Sotheby's New York · 5 Dec 2023 | USD 1,143,000 $1,143,000 · USD as reported | $311k | Qualified | lot · result |
supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S088 | Gray-violet | Individual intensity bins | — | — | Reviewed GIA papers, 2002–2025 Evidence gap for exact grade | An all-intensity hue count or pooled-family distribution does not disclose this exact hue’s distribution. Blank numeric cells mean unavailable, not zero. | See GIA Evidence hue cohorts |
evidence
R20
G3
Gray-violet through violet-gray4% of >15,000Exact count not stated
>15,000 blue/gray/violet study submissions · Pre-2018 study; last decade
Combined two-direction group. No exact count or allocation to each exact grade.