Diamond Rarity
wheel / two-color grade · dominant Pink

Purple-pink

Group share
28%
Pinkish purple through purplish pink
Exact count
Not disclosed
GIA publishes group shares, not per-grade counts
Median USD per carat
$89.9k
n=14 included + 5 qualified · $6.0k–$1.85M · 0.21–15.81 ct · 1998–2026
Rarity-adjusted value
insufficient data
two-color grades have no published population
auction sales by intensity19 sales
  1. Fancy Deep4% of cohort$106k/ct · 1.51 ct · 2022
  2. Fancy Vivid10% of cohort$147k/ct · 1.29 ct · 1998$1.00M/ct · 6.89 ct · 2010$1.85M/ct · 15.81 ct · 2021
  3. Fancy Intense20% of cohort$29.5k/ct · 0.82 ct · 1999$32.2k/ct · 1.03 ct · 2001$162k/ct · 9.77 ct · 2001$196k/ct · 0.91 ct · 2026$878k/ct · 10.07 ct · 2016
  4. Fancy66% of cohort$6.0k/ct · 1.06 ct · 2025$6.7k/ct · 1.58 ct · 2021$7.7k/ct · 0.31 ct · 2016$17.9k/ct · 0.30 ct · 2024$23.8k/ct · 0.21 ct · 2014$46.7k/ct · 1.63 ct · 2024$51.6k/ct · 2.50 ct · 1997$56.3k/ct · 1.00 ct · 2020$124k/ct · 7.30 ct · 2010$1.35M/ct · 10.38 ct · 2025
  5. Fancy Light—
price by intensity
IntensityIncluded nMedian $/ctMean $/ctLow – highSince 2020QualifiedStudy stonesShare of cohort
Fancy Light————————
Fancy6$35.3k$44.0k$6.0k – $124k$46.7k · n=3$34.8k · n=43366%
Fancy Intense5$162k$260k$29.5k – $878k$196k · n=1—1020%
Fancy Vivid3$1.00M$1.00M$147k – $1.85M$1.85M · n=1—510%
Fancy Deep—————$106k · n=124%
methodologyshow
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Combined hue band; no exact directional or modifier-strength split. Former 25,200 proxy removed.

argyle context

Argyle 1995–2014 selected GIA cohort: 4% Purple-pink within 1,065 stones. Exact hue count not stated (R40).

related grades
auction sales14 included · 5 qualified
IDIntensityLot / stoneCaratsClaritySaleRealisedUSD / ctStatusSources
A33Fancy
Purple-pink ring
Jewelry lot price.
1.00 ctSI1
Christie's
New York online · 27 Aug 2020
USD 56,250
$56,250 · USD as reported
$56.3kIncludedlot · result
A34Fancy
Unmounted purple-pink diamond
Loose-stone comparison.
1.63 ctSI2
Phillips
New York · 13 Dec 2024
USD 76,200
$76,200 · USD as reported
$46.7kIncludedlot
A35Fancy
Purple-pink halo ring
Includes 0.50–0.60 ct accent diamonds; I3 clarity explains part of spread.
1.06 ctI3
Bonhams
Los Angeles online · 25 Mar 2025
USD 6,400
$6,400 · USD as reported
$6.0kIncludedlot
A37Fancy Vivid
The Sakura
Record-scale vivid purple-pink; not pure purple.
15.81 ctIF; potentially FL
Christie's
Hong Kong · 23 May 2021
HKD 226,275,000
$29,285,318 · Auction-house USD equivalent
$1.85MIncludedlot
A251Fancy Intense
A FANCY INTENSE PURPLE-PINK DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
1.03 ctNot stated
Christie's
Hong Kong · 1 May 2001
HKD 258,500
$33,144 · FRED local units per USD; sale date
$32.2kIncludedlot · fx
A253Fancy Intense
A RARE FANCY INTENSE PURPLE-PINK DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
9.77 ctVVS1
Christie's
Geneva · 17 May 2001
CHF 2,759,750
$1,586,702 · FRED local units per USD; sale date
$162kIncludedlot · fx
A284Fancy
A COLORED DIAMOND RING, BY TAFFIN
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
7.30 ctVVS1
Christie's
New York · 7 Dec 2010
USD 902,500
$902,500 · USD as reported
$124kIncludedlot
A289Fancy Intense
A RARE COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Potential/improvable clarity is mentioned; use the reported present grade, not a promised upgrade.
10.07 ctVS1
Christie's
纽约 · 20 Apr 2016
USD 8,845,000
$8,845,000 · USD as reported
$878kIncludedlot
A305Fancy Intense
COLOURED DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
0.91 ctSI2
Christie's
Geneva · 13 May 2026
CHF 139,700
$178,530 · FRED local units per USD; sale date
$196kIncludedlot · fx
A306Fancy
A COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included.
0.21 ctSI1
Christie's
New York (online) · 28 Oct 2014
USD 5,000
$5,000 · USD as reported
$23.8kIncludedlot
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supply evidence
this exact grade
IDCohortIntensity binStonesSharePeriod · scopeLimitsSource
S005Purple-pinkFancy3366%Specific period before 2002; calendar dates undisclosed
Exact hue; selected historical grading cohort

Pale grades are not broken down by exact hue. Zeros apply only to this study. Printed table percentages use a different denominator (hues within intensity); this workbook calculates the within-hue four-grade share.

Table 3, printed p. 133
S006Purple-pinkFancy Intense1020%Specific period before 2002; calendar dates undisclosed
Exact hue; selected historical grading cohort

Pale grades are not broken down by exact hue. Zeros apply only to this study. Printed table percentages use a different denominator (hues within intensity); this workbook calculates the within-hue four-grade share.

Table 3, printed p. 133
S008Purple-pinkFancy Vivid510%Specific period before 2002; calendar dates undisclosed
Exact hue; selected historical grading cohort

Pale grades are not broken down by exact hue. Zeros apply only to this study. Printed table percentages use a different denominator (hues within intensity); this workbook calculates the within-hue four-grade share.

Table 3, printed p. 133
S007Purple-pinkFancy Deep24%Specific period before 2002; calendar dates undisclosed
Exact hue; selected historical grading cohort

Pale grades are not broken down by exact hue. Zeros apply only to this study. Printed table percentages use a different denominator (hues within intensity); this workbook calculates the within-hue four-grade share.

Table 3, printed p. 133
related pooled cohorts · cannot be assigned to this grade
IDCohortIntensity binStonesSharePeriod · scopeLimitsSource
S025Pink-dominant family combinedFaint1148%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S026Pink-dominant family combinedVery Light785%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S027Pink-dominant family combinedLight17011%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S028Pink-dominant family combinedFancy Light15610%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S029Pink-dominant family combinedFancy48833%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S055Argyle pink-to-red tender familyFancy—5%1995–2014
Broader group; selected tender cohort

Combines straight/modified pink and red. Fancy includes red. This selection is not mine output or an exact-hue distribution.

Figure 8, printed p. 276
S030Pink-dominant family combinedFancy Intense28219%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S056Argyle pink-to-red tender familyFancy Intense—46%1995–2014
Broader group; selected tender cohort

Combines straight/modified pink and red. Fancy includes red. This selection is not mine output or an exact-hue distribution.

Figure 8, printed p. 276
S032Pink-dominant family combinedFancy Vivid554%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S058Argyle pink-to-red tender familyFancy Vivid—17%1995–2014
Broader group; selected tender cohort

Combines straight/modified pink and red. Fancy includes red. This selection is not mine output or an exact-hue distribution.

Figure 8, printed p. 276
S031Pink-dominant family combinedFancy Deep14710%Specific period before 2002; dates undisclosed
Broader group; cannot allocate to individual hues

Includes straight and modified pink. Do not use as straight-pink counts.

Table 2, printed p. 133
S057Argyle pink-to-red tender familyFancy Deep—32%1995–2014
Broader group; selected tender cohort

Combines straight/modified pink and red. Fancy includes red. This selection is not mine output or an exact-hue distribution.

Figure 8, printed p. 276
evidence
R13
G2
Pinkish purple through purplish pink28% of >90,000Exact count not stated
>90,000 pink/purple/red/brown study submissions · 2008-01 through 2016-12

Combined hue band; no exact directional or modifier-strength split. Former 25,200 proxy removed.