I have 0g forks, and they were the lighter colour. I wouldn't call them drab though- they are quite lovely.
Every picture I've seen has always been the lighter purple except on BMEshop- I always wondered about that too. Perhaps they just pumped up the saturation on the picture or something? No idea!
Also! [squeals at Axon's post] They're going to make magenta available now! Eeep! Excited!
Current mods: 7/16" lobes, secondary standard lobes, 14g conch, 14g orbital, 14g industrial, 6g tongue, 14g navel, 14g nipples, 10g septum (Septum Klub 2K7!!1!), two happy tattoos