History Main / ColorCodedEyes

* '''MismatchedEyes''': These can be used many ways as seen from that page.

* Eye Color functioning like PeopleOfHairColor, just acting as a mark of a certain ethnicity or family line.

* '''Purple Eyes''': Violet or Purple eyes are far out of the range of "normal" eye colors and typically only appear in fantasy shows or fantastic characters. Here it's important to note that the character must be special in ways that many other characters aren't. If everyone is special and has fantastic eye colors, you may just be in a TechnicolorEyes design style. Orange, pink, and other bright saturated colors are similar.

* Tomoe from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' has them. Since he's a {{Kitsune}}, he qualifies as special and mysterious.

** Purple eyes were common in Valyria, and characters that have them (particularly the Targaryen dynasty) can usually trace their lineage back to Valyrian ancestry. They are associated with the [[SupernaturalIsPurple dragon-affinity and occasional prophetic powers]] of the Targaryens.

* In ''Literature/{{Moonflowers}}'', the leader of TheWildHunt is aptly-titled as the Hunter. His green eyes are frequently referred to as "cat's eyes" or catlike, alluding to both his literal job as a hunter and how [[TheFairFolk he loves to yank humans around for amusement]]. In an [[{{Grimmification}} extremely dark twist]] on the "green eyes = nature" connotation, it's revealed that he's the Horned Hunter of Myth/CelticMythology and [[AnthropomorphicPersonification a literal force of nature]]. The force he represents? ''[[NatureIsNotNice Predators]]''.

* In Romania there is a short folk poem that talks about the color of the eyes and their meanings: ''"Ochii caprui fura inima oricui; /Ochii verzi, niciodata sa nu-i crezi;/ Ochi albastri ca seninul,/ Te imbata precum vinul;/ Ochii negrii sunt frumosi,/ Dar sunt si periculosi"''. In English: ''"Brown eyes steal anyone's heart;/ Green eyes, never believe in them;/ Blue eyes like the sky,/ Get you drunk like the wine;/ Black eyes are beautiful,/ Bu they are also dangerous"''.

* In Romania there is a short folk poem that talks about the color of the eyes and their meanings: ''"Ochii caprui fura inima oricui; /Ochii verzi, niciodata sa nu-i crezi;/ Ochi albastri ca seninul,/ Te imbata precum vinul;/ Ochii negrii sunt frumosi,/ Dar sunt si periculosi"''. In English: ''"Brown eyes steal anyone's heart;/ Green eyes, never believe in them;/ Blue eyes like the sky,/ Get you drunk likr the wine;/ Black eyes are beautiful,/ Bu they are also dangerous"''.

* In Romania there is a short poem that talks about the color of the eyes and their meanings: ''"Ochii caprui fura inima oricui; /Ochii verzi, niciodata sa nu-i crezi;/ Ochi albastri ca seninul,/ Te imbata precum vinul;/ Ochii negrii sunt frumosi,/ Dar sunt si periculosi"''. In English: ''"Brown eyes steal anyone's heart;/ Green eyes, never believe in them;/ Blue eyes like the sky,/ Get you drunk likr the wine;/ Black eyes are beautiful,/ Bu they are also dangerous"''.

** Draco and [[IncrediblyLamePun Luscious]] Malfoy both have gray eyes of the cold, steely variety, which reflect how ruthless they are, and how committed to their idea of purebloods being better for magical knowledge than muggles.

If you're seeing a bunch of eye colors that don't fall into the above, then it may just be a [[ColorMotif design]] [[ColorCodedCharacters choice]]. Some artists slap around eye color like [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair hair colors]], with no storytelling purpose at all. In that case, don't list it here.

* Different characters in ''Manga/YuGiOh'' have different eye colors (and [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair different hair colors]], too, even though most of them are Japanese), but what's notable is the differences in the shine of the eyes. Characters who are [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics female]] (Anzu, Mai, Ishizu, Isis, Kisara) or childlike (Mokuba, Bakura, except Yugi himself) have more shine (one area at the top and one area at the bottom of the iris), while evil ones have no shine at all. Marik only has the shiny area at the bottom, while most other male characters have the large shiny area at the top that covers most of the pupil. Also, during the Duelist Kingdom and D.D.D. arcs, male characters that are characterized as strong shounen don't have shine, or except Ryuuji Otogi's case, not even pupils. Other minor characters have very small irises and usually no shine.

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* [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Doctor Calico]], the villain of the ShowWithinAShow from Bolt has green, catlike eyes, and is often referred to as "The Green-Eyed Man".
* Scar from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', who was jealous of his brother's power, particularly after Simba was born, which ensured that he would never take the throne by reasonable means, had vivid green eyes to show his jealousy.

* Mother Gothel from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' was cold, manipulative and filled with a steely determination to keep her youth and eternal life no matter what, and was given gray eyes to show this. Rapunzel, an earthy young woman who becomes a bit wild (at least for the time, and compared to what she was before) with her first taste of freedom, has green eyes and also runs around barefoot.

* The Mad Hatter, in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', has extremely bright green eyes, though they turn a disturbing reddish-gold when he's agitated. The Cheshire Cat also has unnervingly huge green eyes, both showing how wild the characters are.
* Loki, from ''Film/{{Thor}}'' was given artificially bright, almost glowing Green Eyes for the promotional posters, both to highlight his unpredictable mischievousness and to lampshade his [[GreenEyedMonster envy]] of Thor. In the actual film his eyes are blue, which is probably a racial trait for frost giants, but it also fits how cold and ruthless he can be.
* The eyes of a Sith from the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise turn yellow when closest to his original programming of sneaky creature that infiltrates large cities so he can "back-up sewage, reverse road signs, and steal everyone's left shoe."

* Odette from ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has InnocentBlueEyes in the original film but purple in the sequels. She fits the "special" interpretation as she spends a good chunk of each film as a BalefulPolymorph who transforms into a swan. According to ''A Royal Family'' she is also TheChosenOne. This is possibly a ShoutOut to the above, as well as adding to Odette's own beauty and her swan motif.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': An example of purple eyes representing evilness in the Disney world: Vanessa (Ursula's human alter-ego) has violet eyes. This also is one of the first signs that she isn't what she appears to be.
* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': Toothiana, a powerful wealth-bringing fairy, has pinkish-purple eyes with a crystalline pattern in the iris.
* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': [[PrincessClassic Princess Aurora]] has violet eyes (though in the actual film it [[OffModel is sometimes brown or black]]), which are meant to symbolize ''rare'' beauty along with her sunshine golden hair and rose red lips. She's the only Franchise/DisneyPrincess with an abnormal eye color. An exception / subversion of the trope in the sense that in the Disney universe, violet mostly indicates evilness, but Aurora of course is as good / innocent as a person can be. Her beauty was a gift from one of her fairy godmothers at her christening, so presumably the violet eyes are supernaturally given.
* ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'' has a non-human example: Pom-Pom has purple eyes. Especially remarkable for a cat, and they seem to be a symbol for her evilness. Also fits nicely in how she is [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Lucifer]] [[note]][[FallenAngel No, not that Lucifer]][[/note]]'s white-furred, purple-eyed, female counterpart; he being black-furred, green-eyed, with [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness yellow sclerae]] indicating his evilness. Interestingly, Pom-Pom has the very rare feline eye color (violet) that symbolizes evil in Disney works, while Lucifer has the very common feline eye color (yellow with green) that symbolizes evil in the Disney works. She also accentuates them with purple eye-shadow, and mascara.
* ''Film/{{Hulk}}''. Rather than a sign of her personality, Betty Ross has green eyes to symbolise her being a LoveInterest for Bruce Banner, who has a tendency to [[HulkingOut turn green at inopportune moments]].

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Tiffany Aching and Agnes Nitt are both sensible and brown-eyed. It is something of a subversion in that sensible, down-to-earth people often make for talented witches such as Agnes and Tiffany.
** In one of the early books, Pratchett states that Lancrastrians, emigres often becoming very successful witches and wizards among other things, are very down to earth, saying that only those who are firmly grounded can build castles in the sky. One could say this reflects magical power until you realize that Granny Weatherwax has ''blue'' eyes. Though this could have something to do with the fact that she tends to ignore expectations.

* The protagonist of the children's novel ''The Girl With The Silver Eyes'' is telekinetic, and she and other children who received strange powers because of a medical experiment performed on their mothers all have this eye color.

* From the ''Literature/{{Dark}}'' series.....
** Gregori is a healer with an unapproachable personality and the ideas-above-people mentality. A great deal is made about his silvery eyes.
** Incidentally, Xavier, the main villain of the series, shares the grey eye color with Gregori. It is implied that silver eyes are a consequence of experimenting with darker or forbidden forms of magic.
* The elves in the ''Literature/{{Bordertown}}'' Shared Universe all have silver eyes, and nearly all of them are relatively cold and intellectual.
* The Herons (Geoffrey, Christopher, and Cecily) have gray eyes and "tawny-yellow" hair in Elizabeth Marie Pope's ''Literature/ThePerilousGard''. Geoffrey's are described as "level and rather forbidding", and he is described several times as resembling granite and steel in character. Christopher eventually reveals himself to possess a warmer, rather impulsive, nature, but he too is cold and remote when the protagonist Kate first meets him.
* ''Literature/{{Deryni}} novels'':
** The Haldane kings in the all have gray eyes. Prince Nigel (Heir Presumptive and frequent Regent), his sons, even cousin (and Queen by marriage) Araxie. In Conall's case, the cold and strong-willed aspects of his character could be signaled by this.
** Alaric Morgan has gray eyes and blond hair. He serves as a mentor for Kelson, and he's actually innocent of the evil motives (and most of the deeds) ascribed to him. Danger and ruthlessness also factor into it, however, since he actively cultivates a dangerous reputation, and he has plenty of martial and magical skills to back it up. To top it all off, he's a devoted servant of the House of Haldane, so having the same color eyes serves to point up that association.
* Senna Wales, of the ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' series, has "the color of rainclouds" and a personality to match. Her mother, who briefly appears in the ninth book, also has gray eyes but doesn't really fit any of the personalities associated with it.

* Polgara of ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' books tends to have gray eyes (that can change to blue with her mood). She certainly fits the first example of someone wise beyond their years (though she's 3000 years old), and when they're "steel gray", it usually means she's determined enough to fit the second type...not to mention royally pissed off.
* In Creator/PeterSBeagle's novel ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn'', Schmendrick the Magician is often mentioned as having green eyes, covering the magical aspect of his character.
* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': It is common for the half-bloods to have eye colors that reflect their divine heritage.
** Percy has sea-green eyes because he is the son of the sea god Poseidon.
** In a similar fashion, Annabeth has the same stormy grey eyes as her mother, Athena.
* In Creator/DevonMonk's ''Literature/DeadIron'', Wil's eyes are still copper even in wolf form. The precise color is not so significant as what it shows about Wil's ability to keep his human mind in wolf form.
* Creator/NKJemisin's ''Literature/InheritanceTrilogy'': Yeine's "faded" green eyes mark her in several ways. To her native Darre people, they're a reminder that she's half-descended from the hated, intensely green-eyed Arameri dynasty; to the Arameri, the shade is a sign that she's not truly one of them. They're also the precise eye color of the dead goddess Enefa, [[spoiler:whose soul Yeine carries]].
* ''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland'', in its dissertation on [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience colour-coding]] in Fantasyland eye colour, says people with violet eyes may be royalty, or just destined to lead "uncomfortably interesting lives."
* Female protagonist Arianna from the ''Literature/{{Stravaganza}}'' book series has violet eyes, as does the Duchessa of Bellezza. For a while Lucien believes it must be a common trait in Talia. [[spoiler:Actually, it's foreshadowing that they're mother and daughter.]]
* ''Literature/{{Stardust}}'': The woman at the fair [[spoiler:(also known as Princess Una)]] has violet eyes and furry ears to show that she's from Fairy. Oddly, none of her brothers seem to have these traits.
* The ruling Queens in the ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' series mostly have violet eyes. It is very distressing to Princess Jenna that her eyes never turn green to match her (adopted) brothers'.
* In ''Literature/MyAntonia'', a Scandinavian beauty and DudeMagnet Lena Lingard has deep violet eyes. She's one of the four immigrant hired girls who work in town and who are considered great beauties. Jim the narrator is of the opinion that the eldest daughters in the first generation of settlers like Ántonia Shimerda or Lena were extraordinary and actually the most interesting people of the family, even though their families often favoured younger daughters. Later in the story, Jim and Lena are in an implied sexual relationship.
* Aurelia Cotta, mother of Caesar, is described in the ''Literature/MastersOfRome'' series as having not dark blue eyes but ''purple'' making her a "living, breathing omen." Like maybe the woman destined to be the mother of the greatest Roman of all time?
* The title character of R. A. Salvatore's ''Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt'' has lavender eyes, which represents the fact that he's a [[RedEyesTakeWarning living subversion]] of his [[AlwaysChaoticEvil entire race]].
* ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' books by L. M. Montgomery have an in-universe example: Anne writes a story in which one of the [[HerCodenameWasMarySue ridiculously beautiful heroines]] has purple eyes; she says she never heard of anyone actually having them but wanted something out-of-the ordinary.
* Purple eyes have very dark connotations in ''Literature/HouseOfManyWays''. [[spoiler:Offspring between a lubbock (an evil, magical creature that can change its size and is purple with the body of a man, fuzzy wings and the grotesque head of an insect, which either tears people apart or lays its eggs inside them depending on the season) and a female human are distinguishable often only by their purple eyes and violent tempers.]]
* ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'': In ''Literature/DragonBones'', most members of the Hurog family have purple eyes. [[spoiler: Probably because they're descended from dragons]]. They are special in that their family is associated with dragons ... and they have a chained dragon skeleton in the basement, which is kind of embarassing as they should be ''protecting'' dragons.
* ''Literature/InDeath'' series: ''Innocent In Death'' has a little girl named Rayleen Straffo, who is noted to have purple eyes as these a few times. [[spoiler:This turns out to be {{Foreshadowing}} for the fact that she's the murderer the police are looking for]].
* The people of the Human Empire capital world of Mithra (including the VillainProtagonist, among others) in Yulia Latynina's ''Literature/{{Inhuman}}'' tend to have violet eyes, because of their incredibly bright sun; apparently it greatly reduces light sensitivity, which allows the character to carry out an over-the-top version of PerpSweating.
* ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal''. The cold grey eyes of the Jackal are noted by several characters, and are often linked to either his role as a ProfessionalKiller, or the impenetrable personality that fits his MysteriousPast.
* ''Literature/HarrowTheNinth'': Augustine is a grey-eyed TimeAbyss who makes no secret of the fact that he's emotionally cold and detached beneath a thin veneer of civility. Harrowhark observes that he's right to liken his eye colour to ash, since ash is also "insubstantial filth" that only looks solid from a distance.

* Djaq, from the BBC's ''Series/RobinHood'' had large brown eyes, was a wise and stabilizing force in the outlaw camp, and had a [[PuppyDogEyes wounded puppy-dog look]] that could tear your heart out. Notable mainly because almost everyone else in the cast had Blue Eyes.

* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', the two Winchester brothers, who are humans and represent earth, have green eyes and brown eyes, while Castiel and many other angels have blue eyes. Demons can have black, red, or yellow eyes, depending on their roles.

* In ''Series/TinMan'', the Queen's lavender eyes are her best-known feature. So much to the point that when the Mystic Man mentioned that [[spoiler:DG's mother]] had "lavender eyes", both Cain and Glitch are left with their jaws on the floor.

* Cream the Rabbit from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has big brown eyes, most likely to show how innocent she is amongst her admittedly violent surroundings.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': In one of many, ''many'' associations with the water-element, Tidus has deep blue eyes. Yuna has a green eye and a blue one and suffers quite the identity crisis half-way through the game [[spoiler: due to being half-Al-Bhed]]. The most [[TheStoic mentally stable]] and [[OnlySaneMan down to earth]] party members -- Auron and Lulu -- have deep brown eyes.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]]'s younger twin siblings fall into this with their default appearances. Older twin Carver has IcyBlueEyes, indicating his more aloof personality, while younger twin Bethany has brown eyes, indicating her warmer nature.

* When soldiers in ''VideoGame/{{XCOM 2}}'' become Psi Operatives, their eyes turn purple and their [[MysticalWhiteHair hair turns white]].
* In ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'', Millicent Clathermont used to have blue eyes but they turned violet after her frequent trips to the Cave of the Nadir, a secret place that contains a lot of purplish radiation called "irrigo", purged away part of her memories/self and turned her into the Lady in Lilac.
* Karliah from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' has purple eyes, whereas all other dunmer in the game have red eyes. Her ancestry might be the reason, as she's the granddaughter of Queen Barenziah.
* Damas from ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' has purple eyes. While appearing only in ''Jak 3'', he had a major role and [[spoiler:ruled Haven before Baron Praxis. And he's Jak's long-lost father]].
* Rose, the heroine of ''VideoGame/SwordOfMana'', is the only character in the game with purple eyes. She's TheChosenOne.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'', people possessed by the BigBad {{Energy Being|s}} usually have [[RedEyesTakeWarning one red eye]]. When [[spoiler:Asbel]] is possessed, his eye turns purple instead, signifying that [[spoiler:Lambda has become dormant, and is on the way to a HeelFaceTurn]].
* [[TheLancer Mikleo]] of ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' has violet eyes. As a powerful [[MakingASplash water]] seraph, as well as the best friend of TheChosenOne, it fits. [[spoiler: It also is possibly a hint to the role he unwillingly and unknowingly played in starting the Age of Chaos and creating the [[BigBad Lord of Calamity]].]]
* Knuckles the Echidna from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' has purple eyes. They go with the fact he's the LastOfHisKind, as well as a recluse who lives in a legendary floating island guarding the [[MineralMacGuffin Master Emerald]].

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* Apollo, Artemis, and Athena in ''Literature/ThaliasMusings'' all have silver eyes. Apollo is a prophecy god, his twin sister Artemis is a deadly huntress and a sworn virgin, and Athena, also a virgin, is the Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy.
* In ''Literature/{{Moonflowers}}'', the leader of TheWildHunt is aptly-titled as the Hunter. His green eyes are frequently referred to as "cat's eyes" or catlike, alluding to both his literal job as a hunter and how [[TheFairFolk he loves to yank humans around for amusement]]. In an [[{{Grimmification}} extremely dark twist]] on the "green eyes = nature" connotation, it's revealed that he's the Horned Hunter of Myth/CelticMythology and [[AnthropomorphicPersonification a literal force of nature]]. The force he represents? ''[[NatureIsNotNice Predators]]''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Fluttershy has soft blue-green eyes, probably indicating her connection with nature and healing, as well as her innocence and gentleness.
** Twilight and the Great and Powerful Trixie have purple eyes. Twilight is the embodiment of the Element of Magic itself and ultimately becomes an alicorn. Trixie's talents are also magical in nature, albeit magician magic rather than more practical stuff, but the color still shows her as having a more magical nature than other ponies. She picked up teleportation pretty quickly after all.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AnimalMechanicals'', the Mechanicals get a coloured sheen in their eyes when they use their abilities, each one matching their signature colour (green for Rex, pink for Unicorn, red for Komodo, yellow for Mouse, and blue for Sasquatch).

* Creator/MarvelComics:

* Tempest, the former Aqualad, young partner of DC Comics' ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}''. His eye color was actually a plot point for a while, since it hints at his genetic ancestry, and it was considered a bad omen around that same time.

** Among the many [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead green-eyed redheads]] from the Marvel universe, Mary Jane Watson from ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' is given these to make her not only more attractive but giving her a safely exotic yet still familiar girl-next-door flair.
** [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk The Hulk]] is often shown with green eyes, which are more of reflection of the gamma radiation that turned his hair and skin green too. In the past, they've been red for the associations of danger. Bruce Banner, on the other hand, is more often shown with brown (muggle mode indicator) or blue eyes (more gentle than his alter ego), with the change to green being the signal that [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry running might be]] a good idea.
* Oliver Queen, a.k.a. ComicBook/GreenArrow, a modern-day Myth/RobinHood, has green eyes, which he has passed on, somewhat improbably, to both of his sons, including the adopted one. The sexy-connotations certainly apply as well, just ask Black Canary or one of his other love interests.
* Several different but related heroes have held the mantle of ComicBook/TheFlash, and with the exception of the first one, Jay Garrick, they all wear basically the same costume. However, if you look closely at their eyes, you can tell which Flash you're dealing with.
** Barry Allen, the most well-known Flash, has InnocentBlueEyes, fitting with his role as TheHeart of the ComicBook/JusticeLeague. (Coincidentally, he was also deputized as a Blue Lantern during ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', wielding the Blue Light of Hope).
** Wally West, Barry's nephew, original sidekick, and successor, has Green Eyes, which coupled with his hair make him a SignificantGreenEyedRedhead. He's got a wilder, feistier temperament than his uncle, too.
** Bart Allen, Barry's grandson, has very striking SupernaturalGoldEyes. He was born in the 30th Century, [[TimeTravel time-traveled back to the present]], and aged unnaturally rapidly due to having an inherited connection to the Speed Force since birth, as opposed to getting it in adulthood (like Barry) or mid-childhood (like Wally).
* Franchise/{{Batman}}:
** ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} has always had green eyes canonically, though she has been played by non-green-eyed actresses; she fits the concept, being mysterious as she is, and associated with cats, who sometimes have vivid green eyes.
** Poison Ivy usually boasts the typical green-eyed redhead combo, showing not only her exotic, mysterious beauty, but also her association with plants.
** With respect to different artists, ComicBook/TheJoker is often portrayed with green eyes (the shade varies) when a close-up of them is shown. This is going more with the "untrustworthy" and "spitfire" aspects of his personality, since he doesn't technically have any superpowers [[PowerBornOfMadness besides insanity]] (or sometimes, "super-sanity"). It could also be to match his hair color or to tie him into his chemical bath-based origin...
* In the comics, it's revealed that Demona from Gargoyles has green eyes, reflecting her mysterious and exotic nature. (It was hard to tell in the animated series).

* Esmeralda from the Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' possesses the positive, exotic qualities associated with green eyes, which correspond her name. Even though she's the heroine, she was actually also modeled after several female villains from earlier Disney films, who all have green eyes, so that she will actually be portrayed as being evil by Frollo, the BigBad, while, to the viewers, she's actually on the side of good. This is actually done to show the fact that she is hated by the villain because he thinks that she is evil even though she really isn't.

* MismatchedEyes: Heterochromic or mismatched eyes denote duality or that a character is special, significant, magical, or supernatural. If one of the eyes is artificial, it indicates a cyborg or a prosthesis.

* The Vorta of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', complete with the vision problems associated with RealLife albinism. As the Vorta are genetically engineered HenchmenRace, this was by design.

* '''Purple Eyes''': Often a telltale sign of a MarySue in fanfiction, Violet or Purple eyes are far out of the range of 'normal' eye colors and typically only appear in fantasy shows or fantastic characters. Here it's important to note that the character must be special in ways that many other characters aren't. If everyone is special and has fantastic eye colors, you may just be in a TechnicolorEyes design style. Orange, pink, and other bright saturated colors are similar.

** Purple eyes were common in Valyria, and characters that have them (particularly the Targaryen dynasty) can usually trace their lineage back to Valyrian ancestry. They are associated with the [[PurpleIsSupernatural dragon-affinity and occasional prophetic powers]] of the Targaryens.

** Purple eyes were common in Valyria, and characters that have them (particularly the Targaryen dynasty) can usually trace their lineage back to Valyrian ancestry. They are associated with the dragon-affinity and occasional prophetic powers of the Targaryens.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': It is common for the half-breeds to have eye colors that reflect their divine heritage.

** In a similar fashion, Annabeth has the same storm grey eyes as her mother, Athena.

** Twilight and the Great and Powerful Trixie have purple eyes. Twilight is the embodiment of the Element of Magic itself and ultimately become an alicorn. Trixie's talents are also magical in nature, albeit magician magic rather than more practical stuff, but the color still shows her as having a more magical nature than other ponies. She picked up teleportation pretty quickly after all.

* Niles Crane on ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' in contrast to his brother's Blue Eyes — while he is more rigid, neurotic, and fussy than Frasier, he is more down-to-earth and practical, (not to mention Woobieish), and often plays StraightMan to his brother's overblown, self-deluding shenanigans.

* '''Green Eyes''': Characters with this may be wilder, display more uncontrollable tendencies and enjoy being outdoors. Since green is rare eye color, it's often seen as exotic and sexy. Often complimentary to [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead natural Red hair and carries some similar connotations]]. However, if your eyes turn green, it's often a sign of enhanced power or literal GreenEyedMonster jealousy. In other cases, it may just signify magic.

* '''Gray Eyes''': Often used to portray purity of spirit. Whitish eyes are used to show people who are beyond the normal ken of human understanding. They may have sight beyond sight or be blind with no vision at all. Gray eyes can also characterize a cold, strong-willed and unapproachable character often with an "ideas above people" mentality. Grey eyes used to have the same the same portrayal as InnocentBlueEyes.