Loose Colored Sapphires for Sale

Sapphire comes in every color except red, and a red sapphire is a ruby. This grid gathers our natural sapphires in every color other than blue, from padparadscha and pink to yellow, green, purple, orange, peach and violet.

5.65 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Sq. Emerald Sapphire CD

USD 13,039

1.26 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Radiant Sapphire

USD 2,985

1.53 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Pear Sapphire

USD 4,384

5.25 Carat Orange SRI LANKAN Heart Sapphire CD

USD 25,300

2.13 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Emerald Sapphire

USD 9,898

2.02 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Pear Sapphire

USD 5,352

1.38 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Pear Sapphire

USD 3,550

2.64 Carat Purple SRI LANKAN Emerald Sapphire GIA

USD 10,660

2.52 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Cushion Sapphire

USD 9,676

1.66 Carat Pink Radiant Sapphire

USD 3,918

1.55 Carat Pink Pear Sapphire

USD 2,735

1.52 Carat Yellow Radiant Sapphire

USD 1,924

2.06 Carat Pink Pear Sapphire

USD 7,310

1.66 Carat Pink Pear Sapphire

USD 3,918

1.80 Carat Pink Emerald Sapphire GIA No Heat

USD 4,780

2.38 Carat Pink Oval Sapphire

USD 7,240

3.54 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Emerald Sapphire CD

USD 5,410

5.03 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Emerald Sapphire CD

USD 10,160

4.03 Carat Pink SRI LANKAN Sq. Emerald Sapphire CD

USD 13,399

2.54 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Emerald Sapphire AGL

USD 5,942

4.31 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Round Sapphire CD

USD 6,996

2.51 Carat Pink Oval Sapphire

USD 9,638

5.02 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Emerald Sapphire CD

USD 7,630

6.03 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Cushion Sapphire CD

USD 44,722

3.13 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Oval Sapphire CD

USD 23,537

2.23 Carat Pink MADAGASCAR Round Sapphire

USD 12,164

1.75 Carat Yellow SRI LANKAN Sq. Emerald Sapphire

USD 1,745

What gives sapphire its colors

Sapphire is corundum, which is colorless when pure. Trace elements in the crystal decide the color.

Chromium gives pink, and in larger amounts red, which is where sapphire becomes ruby.
Iron gives yellow and green.
Iron with titanium gives blue.
Combinations give the colors in between: purple and violet, orange, peach, and the pink-orange of padparadscha.

This is why one mineral covers such a range, and why every color here shares sapphire's hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale.

Which sapphire colors are worth the most

Color value in fancy sapphire follows rarity, not popularity.

Padparadscha sits at the top. The pink-orange blend is rare, and fine stones can price above top blue sapphire.
Vivid pink comes next, and the most saturated pinks approach ruby prices.
Purple, violet and orange sit in the middle.
Yellow and green give the most size for the money. Large, clean yellow sapphires are far more attainable than blue stones of the same weight.

Within any color, more intense color increases value. Choose the color that appeals to your eye first, then buy the best saturation you can within it.

What to check when buying a fancy color rather than blue

Laboratory color names matter. Padparadscha is a defined grade, and laboratories draw its boundaries differently. On borderline colors, the report decides what the stone is called and how it is priced.
Origin premiums are smaller in most fancy colors than in blue, so color and treatment carry more of the price.
Unheated stones carry a premium in every color. A lot of fancy sapphires are heated to intensify or clean up color. unheated stones are rarer, and they are our buying focus.

Every color except red. Blue is the best known; the others are called fancy sapphires and include pink, yellow, green, purple, violet, orange, peach and padparadscha.

Any sapphire that isn't blue. The term is standard across the trade and on laboratory reports.

Among fancy colors, padparadscha, followed by vivid pink. Among all sapphires, fine blue and padparadscha sit at the top, with Kashmir blue the rarest of all.

Yes. Every sapphire is corundum at 9 on the Mohs scale, so any color here suits a ring worn every day.

Every stone here is natural sapphire. Treatment, where present, is disclosed on each stone.