Purple dye
A little bottle of purple dye.
Purple dye is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 260 GP (9m ago) and the low price is 203 GP (2h ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 52 GP per item after the 2% tax (25.62% of the buy price). You can buy up to 150 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 366 GP. 1,128 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 260 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 203 GP () |
| Tax | 5 GP |
| Margin | 52 GP |
| ROI | 25.62% |
| Buy limit | 150 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 3 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 203 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 260 GP
Margin after tax: 52 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 5 GP.
Buy limit: 150 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 150 Purple dye costs 30,450 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 7,800 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 150 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 3 GP
- Low alchemy value: 2 GP
- Base value: 5 GP
Purple dye price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 221 GP to 313 GP across 138 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 291 GP to 243 GP (-48 GP, -16.49%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 184 GP to 313 GP across 590 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 295 GP to 243 GP (-52 GP, -17.63%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 156 GP to 1,000 GP across 1,634 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 743 GP to 243 GP (-500 GP, -67.29%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 1,000 GP on 2026-09-09 UTC, and the lowest was 156 GP on 2026-10-08 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Purple dye price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Purple dye?
You can buy up to 150 Purple dye every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Purple dye a members-only item?
Purple dye is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Purple dye's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Purple dye's insta-sell (low) price is 203 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 260 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Purple dye?
A sale of Purple dye pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 5 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Purple dye cost?
Buying the full limit of 150 Purple dye costs 30,450 GP at the current insta-sell price of 203 GP each.