Chakra Colours in Different Traditions

 

GORAKNATH 
(10th century) 

SHAT-CHAKRA-NIRUPANA 
(Purananda1577)

LEADBEATER (Theosophist)

CROWN 

 

whiter than the full moon, tinged with the colour of the sun

violet

THIRD EYE 

Resplendent as a pearl

like the moon, beautifully white

two halves: pink with yellow puplish blue

THROAT 

 

smoky purple

blue and green
also silvery

HEART 

refulgent like lightning

crimson

gold

SOLAR PLEXUS

like morning sun

like heavily laden rain clouds

red and green

SACRAL

ruby

ruby

all colours (spleen chakra)

BASE

burnished gold

crimson

orange-red

 

 

MOTOYAMA

MOOKERJEE

PIR VILAYAT

PIR ZIA (from Naqshbandia)

CROWN 

golden or rosy light

light of 1000 suns

white, all colours

ACHVAYA 
black

THIRD EYE 

white light of great intensity

white

violet 
eyes: blue

KHAFIA 
indigo blue

THROAT

violet

smoky purple

green

SIRRHIA (centre chest)
golden green light

HEART

intense red or golden light

deep red

gold

RUHIA (Rt breast)
white

SOLAR PLEXUS

blue or green

blue

orange

QALBIA (Lt breast)
red

SACRAL

vermilion

vermillion

salmon colour

NAFSIA
yellow

BASE

red

red

red

KOLOBIA
marbled grey