Printing in the right colours?

Hi.
I have an logo which is 2 shades of purple and a black outline.
I have had it printed a few times now with great disappointment. Sometimes the purples come out in a greyish faded purple red, other times quite pink.
What do i need to do in order to make sure the right purples are printed in every company?
Please bear in mind that im completely new to this. Im only designing as i can find or afford any decent designers.
Thanks, Benji

Benji,
I think i get the concept of spot colours but going about doing something about it.... i woudnt have a clue where to start...
Is it a computer program, a shade of ink, a colour code???
In edit> colour settings... there is an RGB drop down menu with loads of different settings and the same for CMYK...
What is RGB vs CMYK all about and why is there no selection for viewing in either?
RGB (Red/Green/Blue) is the kind of colours made of light you see on the screen; that is especially used for web.
CMYK (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black) is the colours made as blend of the four inks, also called process colours; used for print.
RGB span a wider range of colours, called Gamut, and especially many bright colours cannot be reproduced with CMYK so you may lose the brightness of the colour by goind from RGB to CMYK.
Spot colours are special inks that may be used along with or instead of CMYK; they may be much brighter.
You may specify spot colours in your document. You should not expect to see them represented truly on screen so you have to know them from a swatch book or similar.
When you choose Document Color Mode, you choose which kind of colours you are using, and those will be represented; if you use the other kind, or if you switch mode, the colours will change, sometimes profoundly.
The colour settings are tools to get/keep the right/consistent colours all the way from the creation of artwork to the final use in print or on screen or whatever.
Again, apologies for being completely new to this but i appreciate your patience and advice.
Thanks

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