noblesse vs purple

noblesse and purple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
noblesse	Yes	No	No	No
purple	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, purple is a hyponym of noblesse; that is, purple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than noblesse:

Other hyponyms of noblesse include the purple.

noblesse (noun)	purple (noun)
members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility)	(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
the state of being of noble birth	a color between red and blue
	(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

noblesse (adjective)	purple (adjective)
	of a color intermediate between red and blue
	belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
	excessively elaborate or showily expressed

noblesse (verb)	purple (verb)
	color purple
	become purple