What raw materials do you need for Purple Dye in Minecraft?

You need 1× Beetroot and 1× Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore for one Purple Dye (default recipe, quality 1).

What is Purple Dye used for in Minecraft?

Purple Dye is used to craft items including Purple Bed, Purple Candle, Purple Carpet, Purple Concrete Powder, and Purple Harness and 3 more.

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Purple Dye

Crafting Yield: 2

Quick answer

Each craft yields 2. For one Purple Dye in Minecraft, collect 1× Beetroot and 1× Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore.

Recipe totals expand every ingredient into gatherable raw materials. Required tools are not consumed. Figures are verified against game data on the date shown on each page. Last verified 2026-02-03.

Ingredients

1Blue Dye

1Red Dye

Dependency Crafting Chain

2Purple Dye

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Used to craft

Other recipes that use Purple Dye as an ingredient.

Frequently asked questions

How do you craft Purple Dye in Minecraft?: Each craft yields 2. For one Purple Dye in Minecraft, collect 1× Beetroot and 1× Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore.
What raw materials do you need for Purple Dye in Minecraft?: You need 1× Beetroot and 1× Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore for one Purple Dye (default recipe, quality 1).
What is Purple Dye used for in Minecraft?: Purple Dye is used to craft items including Purple Bed, Purple Candle, Purple Carpet, Purple Concrete Powder, and Purple Harness and 3 more.