What color is the number eight?

The number eight is purple because…

• “Octopuses are stereotypically purple, and they have eight arms.”
• “Octopuses are usually purple in cartoons.”
• “Octopuses are often depicted as purple, and they have eight arms.”
• “When Kobe Byrant wore the jersey number 8 in the NBA, the number 8 on his jersey was purple.”
• “I don’t know why, but purple and eight go together and they remind me of a fancy spy who sneaks into rich people’s parties. ”
• “Purple is round and so is eight. ”
• “In my opinion, eight is an elegant woman that is chic, so purple is literally her color.”
• “I don’t know, but Thursday and November are purple too. Maybe it has to do with them being towards the end?”

The number eight is blue because…

• “The color blue and number eight are both very neat and tidy.”
• “It’s infinity if flipped on its side, so like an ocean or the sky.”
• “Eight is a well-rounded number, similar to how blue is a well-rounded color.”
• “It feels sad sometimes. It carries the weight of infinity, yet continues to be just eight. ”
• “It’s more of an indigo, to be more precise. It is balanced, having two vertical circles, which evokes a sense of calmness. ”

The number eight is orange because…

• ““Octo” means 8, and October is orange, so 8 is orange. Also, 8 is like ate, and orange makes me think of food and hunger.”
• “Orange starts with O, and two O’s stacked on each other makes an eight.”
• “It’s like two oranges stacked on top of one another.”
• “Orange starts with O, and 8 is made of two O’s.”

The number eight is black because…

• “8-balls are black.”
• “The 8-ball (either from pool or the Magic 8-Ball) comes to mind.”

The number eight is red because…

• “Even numbers are warm colors. Eight is bold, like red.”
• “Eight like a terracotta or burgundy. It somehow feels earthy but also angry.”

The number eight is brown because…

• “It looks wise, like a tree.”

The number eight is yellow because…

• “I am my parent’s eighth child, and yellow is my favorite color.”
• “In my culture, eight is a lucky number because it rhymes with a word for fortune, and I associate fortune with gold.”

The number eight is pink because…

• “The character 8 in Numberblocks is pink.”
• “Both of them are round and soft.”

The number eight is grey because…

• “Eight from The Power Of Two is grey.”
• “It doesn’t really have a colour—it’s just boring and dull. It is made of two zeroes, making it better than just white but still not worthy of a hue.”