Star Wars FAQ: What do Lightsaber Colors Mean?
In the Star Wars Original Trilogy, the only lightsaber colors are red, blue, and green. The Prequel Trilogy adds purple, but only for Mace Windu‘s lightsaber. The Expanded Universe, on the other hand, features a myriad of different lightsaber colors. Although these colors originally had meaning, in most Star Wars media they are merely decorative. Lightsaber Colors in the Original Trilogy In Episode IV: A New Hope, both Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber and Anakin Skywalker’s old lightsaber are blue, while Darth Vader’s lightsaber is red. This functions as simple color codi
