Whether you're a true horror fan or just love dressing up, there's no denying that Halloween [1] is one of the best times of year to let your creativity shine. Whether you're keeping your costume simple or going all out, one of the easiest ways to turn heads at any spooky party is by showing off colorful hair [2] or a new wig [3] that just so happens (after some meticulous planning) to match your outfit.
Step out as a redhead with a "Little Mermaid"– or-Chappell Roan–inspired look, or opt for a Halloween costume for blond hair [4] by channeling "Barbie," Taylor Swift [5], or Ariana Grande [6]. Try multicolored hair with a dreamy pastel twist [7], or go bold with an edgy black-and-white Cruella de Vil style. The options are endless!
These Halloween [8] hair-color ideas are made to make you the center of attention. Whether you're embracing your natural hue or spicing things up with a completely new shade, you'll find inspiration that checks all the boxes for Halloween costumes with colored hair. So if you're searching for the perfect redhead costume, a chic pink-hair look, or the best purple-hair Halloween idea out there, don't worry, we've got you covered. Take a look at the hottest Halloween hairstyles ahead, and get ready to have a good hair day on All Hallow's Eve (and beyond).
Halloween Costumes With Red Hair: Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts is one of the best Halloween [9] costumes with red hair. It's easy to achieve with a wig, some fun eye makeup, and some overly rosy cheeks.
Halloween Costumes With Red Hair: Pennywise
Ready to scare some kids? Pennywise is the perfect orange-hair costume. You can make your look as scary as you want with makeup, or you can keep things a little more low-key.
Halloween Costumes With Red Hair: Ariel
Ariel is the perfect red-hair-costume choice in our opinion. This example features red hair that is accented with seashells, as well as a purple clamshell top.
Halloween Costumes With Pink Hair: Garden Fairy
Looking for a great purple-hair costume? Look no further than this cute garden fairy. You can do whatever you want with this look, but the main thing is to keep it ethereal. Add some pointed ears, a fun flower crown, and lots of blush.
Halloween Costumes With Pink Hair: Wanda From "The Fairly OddParents"
Grant someone's wish with this Wanda pink-hair costume. Double points if you can find someone to dress up as Cosmo with you.
Halloween Costumes With Pink Hair: Junko Enoshima
Halloween Costumes With White Hair: Butterfly
This butterfly look could be done with any color of hair, but we love it as a white-hair costume. This example features heavy-duty makeup on the forehead, but you could easily get a similar look with a fun butterfly-themed eye mask.
Halloween Costumes With White Hair: Storm From X-Men
Throw in some colored contacts to top off your white-hair costume as Storm from X-Men.
Halloween Costumes With White Hair: Ursula
If you're a fan of "The Little Mermaid," the perfect white-hair costume for you is Ursula. Top the look off with a crown, rhinestones, and colorful eye makeup.
Halloween Costumes With White Hair: Elsa
Halloween Costumes With Blue Hair: Sadness From "Inside Out"
Sadness from "Inside Out" makes such a great blue-hair costume. If you already have blue hair, you're set, but you could easily throw on a blue wig, some blue face paint, and some large glasses and be ready to go.
Halloween Costumes With Blue Hair: Blue's Clues
Ready for a throwback? Blue from "Blue's Clues" makes such a great blue-hair costume. Get some fun blue doggy ears and paint some spots on yourself and you're ready to go.
Halloween Costumes With Blue Hair: Elf
We love the look of this Elf blue-hair costume. You can add on some plastic pointed ears, some blue lipstick, and a few flowers as well.
Halloween Costumes With Green Hair: Oompa Loompa
Oompa, loompa, doopity, doo, we have the perfect green-hair costume for you. You'll need some orange face paint, but after that, you're basically set.
Halloween Costumes With Green Hair: Shego From "Kim Possible"
We love the idea of Shego for a green-hair costume. The full bodysuit might be hard to find, but you can probably find something close to her look on Amazon.
Halloween Costumes With Green Hair: The Joker
Always a classic green-hair costume: the Joker. This example features white face paint with purple accents. We especially love the rhinestones and glitter featured throughout.
Halloween Costumes With Orange Hair: Sally From "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Halloween Costumes With Orange Hair: Clown
If Pennywise is a little too intense for you, this classic clown costume is a great choice for anyone with orange hair. You can complete the look with orange lipstick and some orange eyeshadow.
Halloween Costumes With Purple Hair: Ashley O From "Black Mirror"
If you're a Miley fan, this Ashley O costume is perfect if you want to show off your purple hair. Grab a white t-shirt and you're essentially set.
Halloween Costumes With Purple Hair: Skeleton Bride
Want a trippy look to go with your purple hair? We love this skeleton bride. The look can essentially be done with any color hair, but we think the purple really makes the skeleton details stand out.
Halloween Costumes With Yellow Hair: Sailor Moon
In the name of the moon, someone, please wear this Sailor Moon costume this Halloween [10]; we're begging you. This look pulls it all together with star freckles, which we're genuinely obsessed with.
Halloween Costumes With Yellow Hair: Pikachu
There is no cuter yellow-hair costume than Pikachu, and that's a fact. Add yellow body paint and some rosy cheeks, plus two Pika-ears, and you're set.
Halloween Costumes With Rainbow Hair: Unicorn
Looking for a fun multicolored-hair costume? A unicorn is the perfect pick. You can grab a fun unicorn horn on Amazon and top off your look with stunning multicolored eyeshadow.
— Additional reporting by Renee Rodriguez [11]
Hilary White [12] is a former PS Living editor.
Renee Rodriguez [13] is a staff writer and social producer for PS. She writes across all verticals, but her main areas of expertise focus on fashion and beauty content with an emphasis on reviews and editor experiments. She also produces social content for the PS TikTok and Instagram accounts.
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