Purple is made for survelance, longevity, but slower read/write.
HDD is divided by 3 sections; Inner, middle and outer plate.
Inner has highest read/write speed as said in details of that specific HDD, as the writing data goes on, the read/write goes from inner to outer plate from 80MB/s to 40MB/s, but for survelance camera thats not an issue.
Blue is standard, black HDD is best for longevity and higher read/Write speeds.