Violet-brown hair fits into the hybrid family since it features a mix of rich brunette and dark purple hues that are blended throughout your mane. You can opt for a brown base that transitions into violet strands to score an ombré look, but this hair color fades from one shade to the next instead of blending both colors.

According to Lee, the best purple hair dyes for dark hair will be deeper purple colors that don’t require bleaching your hair first. “It will be more of a purple hue rather than a bright neon or pastel purple,” Lee says. “But if you have darker hair, only dark purple will show up unless you bleach the hair first.”