Guide
Chakra Chart: Colours, Stones, Locations & Meanings (2026)
A complete chakra chart — all seven centers with their Sanskrit names, colours, locations, elements, seed sounds, life areas and stones, in one reference table.
The complete chakra chart
Everything for all seven centers, in order from the base of the spine to the crown.
| # | Chakra | Sanskrit | Colour | Location | Element | Seed sound | Governs | Stones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | Muladhara | Red | Base of spine | Earth | LAM | Safety, stability, grounding | Garnet, black tourmaline, red jasper, hematite |
| 2 | Sacral | Svadhisthana | Orange | Below the navel | Water | VAM | Creativity, pleasure, emotion | Carnelian, orange calcite, moonstone |
| 3 | Solar plexus | Manipura | Yellow | Upper abdomen | Fire | RAM | Willpower, confidence, self-esteem | Citrine, tiger's eye, yellow jasper |
| 4 | Heart | Anahata | Green and pink | Center of the chest | Air | YAM | Love, compassion, connection | Rose quartz, green aventurine, rhodonite |
| 5 | Throat | Vishuddha | Blue | Throat | Ether | HAM | Communication, truth, expression | Lapis lazuli, sodalite, blue lace agate |
| 6 | Third eye | Ajna | Indigo | Between the brows | Light | OM | Intuition, insight, imagination | Amethyst, labradorite, fluorite |
| 7 | Crown | Sahasrara | Violet and white | Top of the head | Thought | Silence | Consciousness, meaning, unity | Clear quartz, selenite, amethyst |
How to read the chart
The chart is a set of correspondences, not a specification. Each row links a chakra to things that share its quality in the tradition — a colour, an element, a sound, a handful of stones — so that any one of them can serve as a way in.
Colour is the most practical column and the one to start with. It is how chakra stone sets are assembled and how you identify an unlabelled stone. Match the colour, find the chakra.
Element and seed sound belong to meditation practice. The seed sounds, or bija mantras, are chanted to focus attention on a particular center. The crown is traditionally silent rather than sounded.
Governs is the column that actually decides what you work with. Most people do not need all seven at once — they need the one that matches what is unsettled right now, and the rest can wait.
Stones lists more than one per chakra because several stones share each center in the tradition. Any of them is a legitimate choice, and different sets use different combinations.
The chakras in ascending order
The sequence runs from the most physical to the most abstract, and that progression is the point of the system.
The lower three — root, sacral, solar plexus — deal with the material and personal: whether you feel safe, whether you can feel and create, whether you can act. The upper three — throat, third eye, crown — deal with expression, perception, and meaning. The heart sits between them as the bridge, which is why it is drawn at the center and why so much practice concentrates there.
Traditional teaching works from the bottom up. The reasoning is that attention to the higher centers rests on the lower ones being steady: it is difficult to attend to insight or meaning while feeling fundamentally unsafe. If you are unsure where to begin, begin at the root.
Colour quick reference
The chakra spectrum follows the visible spectrum, which makes it easy to hold in mind.
- Red — root — grounding, safety
- Orange — sacral — creativity, feeling
- Yellow — solar plexus — will, confidence
- Green (and pink) — heart — love, compassion
- Blue — throat — voice, truth
- Indigo — third eye — intuition, insight
- Violet (and white) — crown — meaning, connection
Two centers carry a second colour. The heart takes pink alongside green, which is why rose quartz sits there. The crown takes white or clear alongside violet, which is why both selenite and amethyst are used for it.
Using the chart in practice
- Identify a stone — match its colour to the colour column, and the chakra follows.
- Choose where to focus — read the "governs" column and pick the one that describes what is unsettled.
- Build a layout — work up the spine in order, placing each stone on its location.
- Set an intention — pair the stone with its life area rather than treating the stone as the whole practice.
A note on what this is. The chakra system is a spiritual and contemplative framework with a long history in yogic and tantric tradition. The correspondences in this chart are traditional associations, not clinical categories, and an out-of-balance chakra is described in terms of feelings and patterns rather than symptoms. Use the chart as a prompt for reflection, not as a diagnosis or a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Stones for every center
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Frequently asked questions
What are the 7 chakras and their colours?+
Root (red), sacral (orange), solar plexus (yellow), heart (green and pink), throat (blue), third eye (indigo), and crown (violet and white) — running from the base of the spine to the top of the head.
What order do the chakras go in?+
From the base of the spine upward: root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, crown. Traditional practice works from the bottom up.
What are the chakra seed sounds?+
LAM for the root, VAM for the sacral, RAM for the solar plexus, YAM for the heart, HAM for the throat, and OM for the third eye. The crown is traditionally held in silence.
Which chakra should I start with?+
The one whose life area matches what feels unsettled. If nothing stands out, start at the root, since the tradition treats the lower centers as the foundation for the upper ones.
Can a stone belong to more than one chakra?+
Yes. Amethyst appears at both the third eye and the crown, and clear quartz is used for any center because it amplifies whatever intention you set.
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