The pics are showing the color very true to life. My 05 has spectacular leather, very much like silk...I think it has much more depth to the color and is more saturated.
The 07 is a beautiful color but to my eye, it's more pink than purple. The 05 Magenta is a gorgeous mix of pink and purple.
And the 07 LE leather is much more "crinkly" and not as soft. Again, a beautiful bag, just different fron the original magenta.