Overview
Purple Candle is one of the 17 variants of Candle: same recipe, same hardness, same drops — only the look differs. The full write-up for the set is on the Candle page.
In Minecraft 1.21.4, Purple Candle is a coloured block. Purple Candle has a crafting recipe, so it is renewable as long as you can source its ingredients. With a hardness of 0.1 it gives way immediately under almost any tool.
Any tool works, and so do bare hands. Mining it returns the block itself, so it is safe to relocate. It is transparent, which matters when you are managing light levels.
With a blast resistance of only 0.1 it will not survive an explosion. Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot. The recipe calls for Candle and Purple Dye.
It is not used in any crafting recipe.
About the purple set
Properties
Blast resistance on Purple Candle is 0.1, so any explosion nearby takes it out. It lets light pass and gives off no light. 64 fit in a slot — a full stack.
- Transparent
- Yes
- Required tool
- Any
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Shapeless recipe
Purple Candle
Drops
Mined with any, Purple Candle drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Purple Candle in Minecraft?
Purple Candle is crafted from Candle and Purple Dye.
What tool do you need to break Purple Candle?
No specific tool is required — Purple Candle can be broken by hand.
Is Purple Candle blast resistant?
Purple Candle has a blast resistance of 0.1, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Purple Candle fit in one stack?
Purple Candle stacks to 64, which puts 3,456 of them in a double chest.
The rest of the set
Purple Candle is one of 17. Every other member behaves the same way:
