Story highlights Tyka Nelson says her brother's favorite color was ... orange

The late musical artist's brand has been all about the color purple

(CNN) Tyka Nelson just tweaked a major part of Prince's legacy.

The sister of the late superstar talked to the Evening Standard about an upcoming exhibit of Prince artifacts set to open in London and mentioned one of his beloved instruments.

"The standout piece for me is his orange Cloud guitar," the publication quoted Nelson as saying. "It is strange because people always associate the color purple with Prince, but his favorite color was actually orange."

Full stop.

The singer, who died last year from an opioid overdose at the age of 57, was known as "The Purple One" and shot to megastardom thanks to his now-iconic 1984 film "Purple Rain."

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