Colour Healing:  How Colours Can Heal and Align Your Energy

(Originally published 5 January 2015 | Updated 30 September 2025)

We live in a world bathed in colour, whether we realise it or not.  Colours aren’t just visual stimuli — they influence our emotions, our inner energy, and even our health.  Through colour healing (or chromotherapy), we can deliberately use hues to support healing on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels.

Why Colour Matters

• We instinctively gravitate toward shades that resonate with how we feel or what we need in a given moment.
• Colours form part of our language and culture:  we speak of “feeling blue,” “seeing red,” or “being green with envy.”
• Just like crystals, colours carry vibrational frequencies.  Using them consciously lets us work with energy to support shifts and balance.

Because we’re all different, there’s no one-size-fits-all colour prescription — you’ll often be drawn toward what your system needs most.  Below are useful guidelines, especially in relation to chakras and birthstones, to help you discover which hues may support you at any time.

Chakra Colours & Their Significance

The chakra system describes seven main energy centres in the body, each tied to particular colours.  Working with these associations can help you bring balance:

Use these as a starting point — see which colours draw your attention, and experiment with them in your environment, clothing, or crystal work.

Birthstone Colours by Month

Your birth month is linked to a signature colour — a useful clue toward what energies you may naturally resonate with. Below is a simplified list:

• January:  Deep Red
• February:  Purple
• March:  Pale Blue
• April:  White
• May:  Green
• June:  Cream
• July:  Red
• August:  Pale Green
• September:  Deep Blue
• October:  Pink
• November:  Yellow
• December:  Blue

These birthstone colours can support your personal energy strengths, or act as anchors when you’re feeling out of alignment.

Healing With Individual Colours

Here’s a deeper dive into how specific colours can support your well-being, and the crystal correspondences you might use alongside them.
 

Red

Focus:  Root chakra, energy, vitality, courage
Therapeutic Use:  Boost circulation, metabolism, vitality
Crystal Examples:  Garnet, Ruby, Red Jasper

Black

Focus:  Root chakra, protection, grounding
Therapeutic Use:  Shield from negative energies, stabilise the aura
Crystal Examples:  Obsidian, Black Onyx, Jet

Orange

Focus:  Sacral chakra, joy, creativity
Therapeutic Use:  Uplifts mood, supports digestion and reproductive health
Crystal Examples:  Fire Agate, Amber, Carnelian, Sunstone

Yellow

Focus:  Solar plexus, mental clarity, self-confidence
Therapeutic Use:  Energising, helpful in digestive or nervous issues
Crystal Examples:  Citrine, Yellow Jasper, Amber

Green

Focus:  Heart chakra, balance, healing
Therapeutic Use:  Calms, restores, encourages emotional openness
Crystal Examples:  Green Aventurine, Emerald, Jade

Pink

Focus:  Heart, softness, emotional healing
Therapeutic Use:  Soothes heartaches, aids immune function
Crystal Examples:  Rose Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Pink Tourmaline

Blue

Focus:  Throat chakra, communication, peace
Therapeutic Use:  Calms respiration, supports vocal expression
Crystal Examples:  Sodalite, Aquamarine, Blue Lace Agate

Indigo

Focus:  Third eye, intuition
Therapeutic Use:  Enhances clarity, balances brain hemispheres
Crystal Examples:  Amethyst, Iolite, Lepidolite

Violet

Focus:  Crown chakra, spiritual insight, transformation
Therapeutic Use:  Purifies the mind and supports deep emotional and spiritual healing
Crystal Examples:  Amethyst, Charoite, Sugilite

White

Focus:  Purity, amplification, overall alignment
Therapeutic Use:  Cleanses, enhances other colours
Crystal Examples:  Clear Quartz, White Howlite, Selenite

Purple

Focus:  Spiritual growth, creativity, higher awareness
Therapeutic Use:  Enhances mental clarity, intuition, and imaginative thinking.
Crystal Examples:  Amethyst, Lepidolite, Fluorite

Cream

Focus:  Gentle nourishment, soft energy
Therapeutic Use:  Calming, comforting
Crystal Examples:  Moonstone, Mother Of Pearl

Brown

Focus:  Earth connection, stability
Therapeutic Use:  Grounding, supports structure in body and mind
Crystal Examples:  Smokey Quartz, Bronzite, Picture Jasper
 

How to Use Colour Healing Every Day

1. Wear it:  Choose clothes, jewellery, or crystals in a colour that feels supportive.
2. Surround yourself:  Use coloured lights, décor, or fabrics in your home or workspace.
3. Meditate with colour:  Visualise bathing in a certain hue, letting it fill your energy centres.
4. Combine with crystals:  Pair your chosen colour with a crystal of the same energy to amplify the effect.

Final Thoughts

Colour healing is a subtle, intuitive art.  The colours you feel drawn to — whether to wear, place around you or meditate with — often speak to a deeper need or healing process.  Use the guidelines above, but always trust your inner wisdom:  the colours you feel most drawn to are often the ones your system most needs in that moment.

If you’d like help exploring which colours might best support you right now, or guidance on pairing them with crystals or jewellery, I’m here to help — just reach out.