Purple Red Color
Purple Red is a pink color with hex code #990147. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with purple red, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Purple Red Color Values
What Does Purple Red Mean?
Purple Red belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Purple Red adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Purple Red is classified as a red (nearest centroid: strong purplish red, #B3446C).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Purple Red
Purple Red and #019852 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #980193 and #980601, which sit beside purple red on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair purple red with triadic partners #479801 and #014798. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Berry —
#990F4B(Delta E 2) - Reddish Purple —
#910951(Delta E 9) - Purplish Red —
#B0054B(Delta E 9) - Red Wine —
#8C0034(Delta E 9) - Wine —
#80013F(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #990147; }
.background { background-color: #990147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990147; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #99014740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for purple red?
Purple Red has the hex code #990147. In RGB notation it is rgb(153, 1, 71), in HSL it is hsl(332, 99%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.44, 0.176, 4.1.
What does the color purple red mean?
Pink-family colors like purple red carry distinct psychological associations. Purple Red belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Purple Red adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with purple red?
Purple Red has three easy routes: its complement #019852 for punch, its neighbors #980193 and #980601 for something calmer, or triadic partners #479801 and #014798 when you want energy.
Is purple red a standard web color?
No — Purple Red is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #990147 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make purple red lighter or darker?
To lighten purple red, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFC2DE (lightest tint) to #19000C (darkest shade).
About Purple Red
Purple Red is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #990147 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.