Three kinds of white, pale-pink purple and light-blue purple jadeite samples from Myanmar are selected for the test and analysis of elements and optical absorption spectra, and their color origins are preliminary studied. The results show that the lavender jadeite samples contain a small amount of iron, manganese and titanium, while the contents of chromium, vanadium and copper are extremely low. In addition to the absorption peak of Fe 3+, the pale-pink purple jadeite has a broad absorption band peaking at 566 nm, and the light-blue purple jadeite has a broad absorption band peaking at 534 nm and a shoulder band at 625 nm on the long-wave side. It is inferred that the pale-pink purple and light-blue purple jadeite are mainly colored by Mn 3+ and Ti 3+ ions, respectively.