Anyway, purple is quite possibly a color with more distinct shades than any other, from plum to indigo to maroon to violet to lilac. And some are dreadfully insipid. And some are damn cool.

Other rumours have said division-specific piping on the shoulders, which seems to work with the gold being where it is... if this is based on Archer's uniform then I guess command is back at the TOS gold. Nicely done, Mr. Blackman!

Of course, the same rumours had said blue uniforms, so if both are correct, it's possible that the jumpsuits are a very bluish purple (indigo?) throughout which different people might call blue or purple. Another possibility is having them contain a mixture of blue and purple panels.

Personally, both of those possibilities are quite cool IMO. Boring old blue or navy-colored jumpsuits have been done to death by Hollywood and real-world militaries, and aren't too distinctive, so tinting them slightly away from the conventional military look will give the show a more unique and futuristic look. And monotone unforms are a real no-no, so if the only division-specific coloration are a few little strips, having a multicolored unform body is another good thing. Blue and purple can work well, again provided it's a good-looking purple.

Actually, that would have precendent. Look at the TNG colours. They are all slightly off from being normal. The command being almost-red, medical being almost-blue, and the rest being that colour that has been called gold, green, yellow, mustard, and about 50,000 other ones.

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