diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/colors.rb b/lib/puppet/util/colors.rb
index e68d7076a..ab57fa2a6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/colors.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/colors.rb
@@ -1,102 +1,102 @@
 module Puppet::Util::Colors
-  BLACK      = {:console => "\e[0;30m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
-  RED        = {:console => "\e[0;31m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
-  GREEN      = {:console => "\e[0;32m", :html => "color: #00CD00"     }
-  YELLOW     = {:console => "\e[0;33m", :html => "color: #FFFF60"     }
-  BLUE       = {:console => "\e[0;34m", :html => "color: #80A0FF"     }
-  PURPLE     = {:console => "\e[0;35m", :html => "color: #FFA500"     }
-  CYAN       = {:console => "\e[0;36m", :html => "color: #40FFFF"     }
-  WHITE      = {:console => "\e[0;37m", :html => "color: #FFFFFF"     }
-  HBLACK     = {:console => "\e[1;30m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
-  HRED       = {:console => "\e[1;31m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
-  HGREEN     = {:console => "\e[1;32m", :html => "color: #00CD00"     }
-  HYELLOW    = {:console => "\e[1;33m", :html => "color: #FFFF60"     }
-  HBLUE      = {:console => "\e[1;34m", :html => "color: #80A0FF"     }
-  HPURPLE    = {:console => "\e[1;35m", :html => "color: #FFA500"     }
-  HCYAN      = {:console => "\e[1;36m", :html => "color: #40FFFF"     }
-  HWHITE     = {:console => "\e[1;37m", :html => "color: #FFFFFF"     }
-  BG_RED     = {:console => "\e[0;41m", :html => "background: #FFA0A0"}
-  BG_GREEN   = {:console => "\e[0;42m", :html => "background: #00CD00"}
-  BG_YELLOW  = {:console => "\e[0;43m", :html => "background: #FFFF60"}
-  BG_BLUE    = {:console => "\e[0;44m", :html => "background: #80A0FF"}
-  BG_PURPLE  = {:console => "\e[0;45m", :html => "background: #FFA500"}
-  BG_CYAN    = {:console => "\e[0;46m", :html => "background: #40FFFF"}
-  BG_WHITE   = {:console => "\e[0;47m", :html => "background: #FFFFFF"}
-  BG_HRED    = {:console => "\e[1;41m", :html => "background: #FFA0A0"}
-  BG_HGREEN  = {:console => "\e[1;42m", :html => "background: #00CD00"}
-  BG_HYELLOW = {:console => "\e[1;43m", :html => "background: #FFFF60"}
-  BG_HBLUE   = {:console => "\e[1;44m", :html => "background: #80A0FF"}
-  BG_HPURPLE = {:console => "\e[1;45m", :html => "background: #FFA500"}
-  BG_HCYAN   = {:console => "\e[1;46m", :html => "background: #40FFFF"}
-  BG_HWHITE  = {:console => "\e[1;47m", :html => "background: #FFFFFF"}
-  RESET      = {:console => "\e[0m",    :html => ""                   }
+  BLACK       = {:console => "\e[0;30m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
+  RED         = {:console => "\e[0;31m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
+  GREEN       = {:console => "\e[0;32m", :html => "color: #00CD00"     }
+  YELLOW      = {:console => "\e[0;33m", :html => "color: #FFFF60"     }
+  BLUE        = {:console => "\e[0;34m", :html => "color: #80A0FF"     }
+  MAGENTA     = {:console => "\e[0;35m", :html => "color: #FFA500"     }
+  CYAN        = {:console => "\e[0;36m", :html => "color: #40FFFF"     }
+  WHITE       = {:console => "\e[0;37m", :html => "color: #FFFFFF"     }
+  HBLACK      = {:console => "\e[1;30m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
+  HRED        = {:console => "\e[1;31m", :html => "color: #FFA0A0"     }
+  HGREEN      = {:console => "\e[1;32m", :html => "color: #00CD00"     }
+  HYELLOW     = {:console => "\e[1;33m", :html => "color: #FFFF60"     }
+  HBLUE       = {:console => "\e[1;34m", :html => "color: #80A0FF"     }
+  HMAGENTA    = {:console => "\e[1;35m", :html => "color: #FFA500"     }
+  HCYAN       = {:console => "\e[1;36m", :html => "color: #40FFFF"     }
+  HWHITE      = {:console => "\e[1;37m", :html => "color: #FFFFFF"     }
+  BG_RED      = {:console => "\e[0;41m", :html => "background: #FFA0A0"}
+  BG_GREEN    = {:console => "\e[0;42m", :html => "background: #00CD00"}
+  BG_YELLOW   = {:console => "\e[0;43m", :html => "background: #FFFF60"}
+  BG_BLUE     = {:console => "\e[0;44m", :html => "background: #80A0FF"}
+  BG_MAGENTA  = {:console => "\e[0;45m", :html => "background: #FFA500"}
+  BG_CYAN     = {:console => "\e[0;46m", :html => "background: #40FFFF"}
+  BG_WHITE    = {:console => "\e[0;47m", :html => "background: #FFFFFF"}
+  BG_HRED     = {:console => "\e[1;41m", :html => "background: #FFA0A0"}
+  BG_HGREEN   = {:console => "\e[1;42m", :html => "background: #00CD00"}
+  BG_HYELLOW  = {:console => "\e[1;43m", :html => "background: #FFFF60"}
+  BG_HBLUE    = {:console => "\e[1;44m", :html => "background: #80A0FF"}
+  BG_HMAGENTA = {:console => "\e[1;45m", :html => "background: #FFA500"}
+  BG_HCYAN    = {:console => "\e[1;46m", :html => "background: #40FFFF"}
+  BG_HWHITE   = {:console => "\e[1;47m", :html => "background: #FFFFFF"}
+  RESET       = {:console => "\e[0m",    :html => ""                   }
 
   Colormap = {
     :debug => WHITE,
     :info => GREEN,
     :notice => CYAN,
     :warning => YELLOW,
-    :err => HPURPLE,
+    :err => HMAGENTA,
     :alert => RED,
     :emerg => HRED,
     :crit => HRED,
 
-    :black      => BLACK,
-    :red        => RED,
-    :green      => GREEN,
-    :yellow     => YELLOW,
-    :blue       => BLUE,
-    :purple     => PURPLE,
-    :cyan       => CYAN,
-    :white      => WHITE,
-    :hblack     => HBLACK,
-    :hred       => HRED,
-    :hgreen     => HGREEN,
-    :hyellow    => HYELLOW,
-    :hblue      => HBLUE,
-    :hpurple    => HPURPLE,
-    :hcyan      => HCYAN,
-    :hwhite     => HWHITE,
-    :bg_red     => BG_RED,
-    :bg_green   => BG_GREEN,
-    :bg_yellow  => BG_YELLOW,
-    :bg_blue    => BG_BLUE,
-    :bg_purple  => BG_PURPLE,
-    :bg_cyan    => BG_CYAN,
-    :bg_white   => BG_WHITE,
-    :bg_hred    => BG_HRED,
-    :bg_hgreen  => BG_HGREEN,
-    :bg_hyellow => BG_HYELLOW,
-    :bg_hblue   => BG_HBLUE,
-    :bg_hpurple => BG_HPURPLE,
-    :bg_hcyan   => BG_HCYAN,
-    :bg_hwhite  => BG_HWHITE,
-    :reset      => { :console => "\e[m", :html => "" }
+    :black       => BLACK,
+    :red         => RED,
+    :green       => GREEN,
+    :yellow      => YELLOW,
+    :blue        => BLUE,
+    :magenta     => MAGENTA,
+    :cyan        => CYAN,
+    :white       => WHITE,
+    :hblack      => HBLACK,
+    :hred        => HRED,
+    :hgreen      => HGREEN,
+    :hyellow     => HYELLOW,
+    :hblue       => HBLUE,
+    :hmagenta    => HMAGENTA,
+    :hcyan       => HCYAN,
+    :hwhite      => HWHITE,
+    :bg_red      => BG_RED,
+    :bg_green    => BG_GREEN,
+    :bg_yellow   => BG_YELLOW,
+    :bg_blue     => BG_BLUE,
+    :bg_magenta  => BG_MAGENTA,
+    :bg_cyan     => BG_CYAN,
+    :bg_white    => BG_WHITE,
+    :bg_hred     => BG_HRED,
+    :bg_hgreen   => BG_HGREEN,
+    :bg_hyellow  => BG_HYELLOW,
+    :bg_hblue    => BG_HBLUE,
+    :bg_hmagenta => BG_HMAGENTA,
+    :bg_hcyan    => BG_HCYAN,
+    :bg_hwhite   => BG_HWHITE,
+    :reset       => { :console => "\e[m", :html => "" }
   }
 
   def colorize(color, str)
     case Puppet[:color]
     when true, :ansi, "ansi", "yes"
       if Puppet.features.ansicolor?
         console_color(color, str)
       else
         str
       end
     when :html, "html"
       html_color(color, str)
     else
       str
     end
   end
 
   def console_color(color, str)
     Colormap[color][:console] +
     str.gsub(RESET[:console], Colormap[color][:console]) +
     RESET[:console]
   end
 
   def html_color(color, str)
     span = '<span style="%s">' % Colormap[color][:html]
     "#{span}%s</span>" % str.gsub(/<span .*?<\/span>/, "</span>\\0#{span}")
   end
 end