As he goes to the cross, he is arrayed in a white/resplendent robe, like the linen of the saints. In the Synoptics, then, as Jesus fills up the pattern of Joseph, he wears a robe of purple, scarlet, and white-a coat of many colours. Moreover, the specific colours of his coat find a distinct echo in the colours of Joseph's garments.
The garment placed upon Jesus after his brutal scourging likely was similar to the faded football uniforms mentioned above, but in His case we read of "a scarlet robe faded to resemble purple" (The Wycliffe Bible Commentary). [It is difficult to imagine Pilate arraying Jesus' bloody body with a new robe. Was the robe of Jesus scarlet or purple? To answer the question, we must first examine the colors to see what they are.
Below is a chart showing both scarlet and purple with different shades, in hex code, side by side. The upper grid is the direct color presentation. The bottom grid is the same presentation with a transparent shade over it.
The tinting of colors can be very close to one another. For example, compare hex codes scarlet #560319 to purple #660066. But the robe probably was a military cloak, and the color, which represented royalty, was intended to mock Jesus' claim of being the King of the Jews.
At the time of Jesus, the dye used for making the colour purple, extracted from shell-fish, was one of the most expensive dyes. The colour-fast (non-fading) dye was an item of luxury trade, prized by Romans, who used it to colour ceremonial robes. The very fact that purple was an expensive color made it affordable only to the royals.
Jesus's robe was likely a simple garment made from wool or linen. 'Jesus fills up the pattern of Joseph, he wears a robe of purple, scarlet, and white-a coat of many colours. And the specific colours of his coat find a distinct echo in those of Joseph's garments.' In particular: 'At the start of his story we find Joseph clothed like royalty, marked out as his father's heir (just like Jesus).
Instead, they both describe a red-purple color. Second, it's possible that the robe contained two separate colors. This may sound like an ad hoc theory.
However, after his scourging, Jesus was surely bleeding through the robe, which could have made it red in certain parts, rather than purple. The robe, therefore, symbolizes the weight of humanity's sin that Jesus bore on His way to the cross. Historical and Cultural Context: In the Roman world, a scarlet or purple robe was a symbol of imperial authority and was often worn by emperors and high.
What color did Jesus wear? The Bible suggests that Jesus wore a purple robe. Since there are four gospels, there are several accounts of the color of the robe that Jesus was made to wear. For instance, Mark records that: And they clothed Him with purple, and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, Mark 15:17.
The verse indicates the color of the robe was purple. According to John.