"Cassis Purple" 3rd of 12 #colorTrends for 2012 Intensity - A touch of white pigment to tone down the intensity. Value - from light to darkest dark Hue - Soft purple Cassis (French pronunciation: [kasi, kasis]; Occitan: Cassís) is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is a popular tourist destination,[1] famous for its cliffs (falaises) and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème de cassis, a specialty of Burgundy which takes its name from blackcurrants (cassis), not the commune. Crème de cassis (pronounced: [kʁɛm də kasis]) is a sweet, dark red liqueur that is made from blackcurrants.