What is the colour of platelets in body? Stained form gives dark purple colour but I want to know if platelet even has a colour or not?

Platelets, also called thrombocytes, are tiny cell fragments in the blood that help in clotting. In their natural, unstained state, platelets are actually colorless or pale, because they lack hemoglobin and most organelles that give color.

• The dark purple color you see in slides is due to staining techniques (like Wright’s or Giemsa stain) used in the lab to make them visible under a microscope.
• So in the body, platelets don’t have a distinct color; they are essentially transparent.

In short: platelets are naturally colorless, and appear colored only after staining for microscopic observation.