DENVER (KDVR) — When the sun sets, sometimes there are pink and purple colors ... you can see a clear sunset, but for colors to show, the sky needs to have some clouds, according to Michels.

Residents across the state captured the cloud-striped sky as it went from bright orange, to pink, to purple and to blue. Others took photos of objects silhouetted against the glowing backdrop.

"Because the sun is low on the horizon, sunlight passes through more air at sunset ... and cloud formations" can influence the colors of the sky, too. Occasionally, pink and purple will appear ...

Bright, daytime sunshine slowly gives way to fiery orange, pink, purple ... The Phoenix Suns colors include orange and purple for a reason. “(Sunset) is my favorite time for shooting people ...

Clouds from Idalia made for a gorgeous sunset Wednesday evening. Photo: Lauren B. Clark - Timberlake (Copyright 2023 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.) ROANOKE, Va ...

In the case of a purple sunrise or sunset, cloud cover needs to be present. Pink wavelengths, caused by the sunrise or sunset, create an optical illusion as they reflect off the base of clouds.

The sky above Greater Manchester took on a purple and pink hue on Thursday evening. Mancunians were baffled by the strange glow in the sky during sunset. The unusual colour of the clouds was ...

pink or orange at sunrise and sunset. The exact colours of a sunrise rely on factors such as dust, pollution, water droplets and cloud formations, and occasionally they appear more purple and pink ...

People in Norfolk were treated to a spectacular sunset as the sky turned shades of purple, pink and orange ... off the base of thick or dark clouds. It added they could also be caused by dust ...

Thurne in the heart of The Broads looking like a beautiful painting Vivid colours in the skies above Cromer People in Norfolk were treated to a spectacular sunset ... of purple, pink and orange.