Chakra Colors

Anahana Last Updated: October 7, 2023

There are seven chakras associated with specific energy centers located up the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra corresponds to different functions of the human body and spirit.

From basic survival instincts to universal connection, each chakra influences our physical and mental well-being. While there are many other characteristics of chakra symbolism, color is one of the primary informants.

What is the purpose of chakra colors?

Being aware of the colors associated with the seven chakras can help people connect with their unique capabilities.

Chakra is the Sanskrit word for “wheel,” symbolizing the energy spinning. The energy centers have a unique frequency, and the color corresponds to this.

For example, the Root chakra has the lowest frequency and is associated with the color red. In contrast, the Crown chakra has the highest frequency and is associated with the color violet.

From bottom to top, the colors of the chakra system adhere to the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV).

Why are chakra colors important?

Understanding the associated chakra colors of the energy system can use this as a tool to draw energy into their life. This information can help nurture healing through color therapy tailored to the physical, mental, or spiritual self.

Practitioners can use this information during visualization meditation and other balancing exercises, making it easier to work with a particular chakra and draw healing energy.

Understanding the essence of the seven chakra colors allows one to begin practical techniques to maintain emotional, spiritual, and mental health.

Balancing chakras: chakra healing through color therapy

full chakra healing color therapy

Color therapy is a great way to dig into the subtle energies of the chakras. Practitioners can match color with its energy center to activate energy flow.

Here are some energy-healing exercises that utilize color therapy:

Color meditation

Visualization meditation allows practitioners to think about the color of the chakra they wish to concentrate on. Visualizing colors can aid in balancing the chakras.

Home decor

Decorating one’s home with the color of a chakra that is out of balance can send it balancing energy. Giving it extra attention can create a steady flow of energy and heal it over time.

Clothing and accessories

Wearing clothes and accessories matching the color of a corresponding chakra will help you carry this energy throughout your day. This will give you an energy boost tailored to a particular chakra.

Stone therapy

There are individual chakra crystals and gemstone that corresponds to the chakra energy. Any stone that matches the chakra's color can harmonize with the chakra, but specific stones have notorious healing properties.

The stones that correspond to each chakra are:

Root chakra crystals: Red Jasper
Sacral chakra crystals: Citrine
Solar Plexus chakra crystals: Tigers Eye
Heart chakra crystals: Rose Quartz
Throat chakra crystals: Aquamarine
Third Eye chakra crystals: Amethyst and Lapis Lazuli
Crown chakra crystals: Clear Quartz

The Root chakra (Muladhara): red color

root chakra color therapy

The Root chakra is located at the base of the spine, acting as our foundation and creating a base for the upper six chakras. It informs our basic human needs, including survival and security instincts.

As the first chakra, it is the opening and anchor to the following chakras, connecting us to courage, willpower, vitality, safety, and security.

The red chakra is the most visually stimulating color that signals warning and danger. When the Muladhara chakra is out of balance, we may feel unsafe, insecure, and disconnected.

It connects to our most basic physical needs, such as food, physical health, work, and more. The Root chakra informs the health of many of our lower organs, including the kidneys, spine, and large intestine.

The Sacral chakra (Svadhisthana): orange color

sacral chakra color therapy

The location of the Sacral chakra is in the upper abdomen. It connects the sense of taste in the human body, linking to many lower organs, including the bladder, lymphatic system, and female reproductive organs.

It deals with people’s confidence and closely correlates to one’s self-worth and self-esteem. The second chakra also connects one to inner wisdom and drives personal development.

With such a strong correlation to human confidence, it makes sense that the orange chakra is the Sacral chakra - the color of joy, vitality, and strength. The color orange is a combination of red and yellow, addressing power. A blocked sacral chakra often leads to poor sexual boundaries and feeling detached from one’s soul.

The Solar Plexus chakra (Manipura): yellow color

solar plexus chakra color therapy

The Solar Plexus chakra, or Manipura chakra, is located above the navel and informs one's power, self-esteem, intellect, and confidence. It is the primary source of personal power, heavily influencing our professional and real-life success.

The Solar Plexus chakra color is yellow. The yellow chakra symbolically represents the third chakra with the color of sunshine that manifests self-confidence. The third chakra is associated with organs, including the liver, stomach, bladder, and intestines.

The Heart chakra (Anahata): green color

heart chakra color therapy

The Heart chakra (Anahata Chakra) is the center of the chakra system, connecting the bottom and the top chakras. It is located just above the heart in the center of the chest and links one’s divine self with their human self. As the balance point of all the other chakras, it is the center for forgiveness, compassion, empathy, and love.

The green chakra represents growth and health. With equal amounts of yellow and blue in the color green, the fourth chakra has equivalent attributes to these colors.

It connects to specific organs in our physical body, including the heart and the lungs.

The Throat chakra (Vishuddha): blue color

The Throat chakra is the fifth chakra energy center located in the throat area. It is all about self-expression and speaking your truth. Physical symptoms of a blocked throat chakra make it challenging to communicate our truth effectively.

The Throat chakra color is blue, associated with intuition, sensitivity, and wisdom. The blue chakra provides calm energy to the mind to slow down racing thoughts. As the fifth chakra relates to our communication ability, it connects to the respiratory system, vocal cords, and mouth area.

The Third Eye chakra (Ajna): indigo color

third eye chakra color therapy

The Third Eye chakra is located between the eyebrows and connects to its surrounding organs, such as the eyes, brain, and pituitary glands. As the sixth chakra, it informs clarity, universal consciousness, self-knowledge, and intuition. It also leverages the connection between one's soul and the world.

The third eye chakra color is indigo - a dark blue color combining blue and red. With the calmness of blue and the energy of red, indigo is a color of balance.

As the color of the night, the indigo chakra connects to self-expression and profound awakening.

The Crown chakra (Sahasrara): violet color

crown chakra color therapy Unlike the other chakras, the Crown chakra exists outside the human body. It radiates upward and outward just above the crown of the head, connecting one to their higher self and the universe.

The Crown chakra is the accumulation of kundalini energy from all the chakras. The Sahasrara chakra enlightens the spiritual connection and links to several vital glands, including the nervous system, brain stem, and pituitary gland.

With the most spiritual properties of the chakra system, the Crown chakra color is violet/purple. The purple chakra has the highest vibrating color and is one of mystery, magic, and purification, appropriately representing the seventh chakra.

Although it is also associated with white and gold, violet is used most in color therapy.