When Disney took over Star Wars, a lot of stories became known as Legends. They established their own canon and started dishing out their own stories. Thankfully, they are integrating some fan-favorite Legends tales into their official Star Wars canon. This includes some almost-forgotten lightsaber colors.
From movies and television shows to video games and comics, there are quite a few lightsaber colors a Jedi can choose from. Each crystal emits a color from the weapon and has its own meaning. There are certain colors that are a lot more common than others, but that doesn't necessarily make them better.
10 Indigo
The indigo lightsaber crystal was brought back into Star Wars canon with Jedi: Fallen Order. It is one of several colors that Cal Kestis can use to customize his saber. It isn't very distinguishable compared to similar colors, however.
For fans of the color indigo, it's a perfect match. Otherwise, you'll probably mistake it for blue or think your monitor's visual settings need adjusted. It is nice to have it as an option, though. The more, the merrier.
9 Magenta
Magenta isn't a very popular choice as a lightsaber color. It hasn't yet been seen outside of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in the current canon. If it makes its way to an animated project or a live-action portion of the Star Wars universe, that could very well change.
It brings a unique color to the sci-fi series, though. The pinker hue delivers an obvious difference from the likes of purple and red. Those classic colors from the early days of Star Wars unfortunately drop this in the rankings.
8 Orange
The Ahsoka series has brought orange lightsabers back to prominence. In Legends, they were often used by Jedi Masters Yaddle and Plo Koon. Now, Disney's Star Wars canon sees them in the hands of Ahsoka's villains.
Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati are their names and their orange lightsabers are much darker than the orange ones found in Legends content. They seem to shift back and forth from orange to orange-red rather than being the bright orange you're probably more familiar with.
7 Yellow
Yellow is a lightsaber color that's quite hard to see when placed on some of the series' backgrounds. Desert planets are seen quite often, for example. Still, it has become a powerful and recognizable color in the current canon.
The finale of The Rise of Skywalker saw Rey ignite her new saber, revealing it to be yellow. It is also seen in The Clone Wars and Rebels as the main lightsaber color for Jedi Temple Guards. Known as a color chosen by those who had gone through a change in identity, it could be used much more in the future of Star Wars.
6 Green
Green is one of the earliest lightsaber colors in Star Wars. We've seen so many Jedi put it to use. Just look at the Battle of Geonosis in Attack of the Clones. The arena scene is filled with green saber-wielding Jedi, and even Anakin utilizes one in this movie.
Jedi Grandmaster Yoda and original trilogy protagonist Luke Skywalker have both showcased green lightsabers while dueling. It isn't special in terms of its usage numbers, but it definitely is the go-to choice for many of you wanting to cosplay as a more traditional force user.
5 Blue
The very first lightsaber seen in Star Wars had a blue crystal in its emitter. This was the lightsaber that belonged to Anakin Skywalker, held onto for many years by Obi-Wan Kenobi, and tested out by Anakin's son Luke.
Some of the best Jedi of all time have utilized a blue lightsaber. It is by far the most used color in the entirety of Star Wars, canon and non-canon. Thousands of generations of Jedi have used blue and its elegance makes it one of the best.
4 White
Ahsoka Tano was Anakin Skywalker's apprentice until she left the Jedi Order. A long time after exiting the Order, she swapped her blue sabers out for white ones. Now, she is the only canon character to utilize the color.
It is extremely unique and has been seen in animation, live action, and a novel. The first season finale of Star Wars Rebels revealed Ahsoka's new lightsabers. The novel explains the process of obtaining the white crystals. She defeated an Inquisitor, took their red crystals, and meditated the rage out of them, which turned them white. That's really cool.
3 Purple
The story goes that Samuel L. Jackson, who played Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequels, asked George Lucas for a purple lightsaber. He wanted to stand out during Attack of the Clones against the mass of blue and green. Lucas was hesitant, but eventually made it happen.
This was the first time in Star Wars film history that a blade other than green, blue, or red appeared. It immediately skyrocketed in popularity and purple lightsabers became a hot commodity. It only makes sense that someone like Jackson was given the chance to wield it.
2 Red
There aren't many things that strike fear into viewers like a red lightsaber. When the music intensifies and the red blade pours out of the hilt, you know things are about to get brutal. That's what the red lightsaber symbolizes in Star Wars.
Just about every bad guy in the history of the series, canon or not, has used a red lightsaber. Darth Vader's is more traditional. Darth Maul debuted the double-bladed saber. Count Dooku showed off his curved hilt. The red lightsaber crystal just makes the saber designs that much better.
1 Black
A black lightsaber is considered one of the most rare colors in Star Wars. It may now be the most sought after with The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Mandalorian focusing heavily on the only one known to the canon.
The Darksaber was created by Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian Jedi. Now, whoever rightfully owns it is able to unite Mandalore as its ruler. It transfers ownership when the user is defeated in battle, also transferring leadership of the planet. Its history and appearance have some of the most fascinating elements of any Star Wars lightsaber.