# Purple hat price

> Purple hat Grand Exchange price right now (1,726 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/purple-hat
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 2940.

Examine: “A silly pointed hat.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Purple hat is up 39% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,726 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 586–10,401 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,601 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / +39.0% / -4.2% |
| Instant buy | 1,274 gp (2026-10-30 06:07 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 2,178 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 145 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,234 / 1,190 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 25 gp
- You receive: 1,249 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -929 gp
- Per buy limit: -139,350 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 300
- Low alch value: 200
- Profit per cast: -1,126 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Purple hat price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 750 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 1,408 |

Range plotted: 750 to 10,000 gp, over 45 points.

## Purple hat price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 100 gp and the highest buy average 19,970 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 3,441 | 2,205 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,234 | 1,190 |

Range plotted: 100 to 19,970 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Purple hat worth in OSRS?

About 1,726 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,274 gp and the last instant sell 2,178 gp. Over the last 24 hours 145 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Purple hat?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Purple hat worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 300 coins. Buying one at 1,274 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,126 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Purple hat?

25 gp each at 1,274 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,249 gp.

Item id 2940. Prices update every five minutes.

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