Purplish Red Color
Purplish Red is a pink color with hex code #B0054B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with purplish red, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Purplish Red Color Values
What Does Purplish Red Mean?
Purplish 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, Purplish Red adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Purplish Red is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid purplish red, #CE4676).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Purplish Red
Purplish Red and #05AD67 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 — #AD059F and #AD1305, which sit beside purplish red on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair purplish red with triadic partners #4BAD05 and #054BAD. 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
- Raspberry —
#B00149(Delta E 1) - Cranberry —
#9E003A(Delta E 8) - Purple Red —
#990147(Delta E 9) - Jazzberry Jam —
#CA3767(Delta E 10) - Berry —
#990F4B(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B0054B; }
.background { background-color: #B0054B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B0054B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B0054B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for purplish red?
Purplish Red has the hex code #B0054B. In RGB notation it is rgb(176, 5, 75), in HSL it is hsl(335, 94%, 35%), and its OKLCH value is 0.487, 0.193, 7.7.
What does the color purplish red mean?
Pink-family colors like purplish red carry distinct psychological associations. Purplish 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, Purplish Red adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with purplish red?
Purplish Red has three easy routes: its complement #05AD67 for punch, its neighbors #AD059F and #AD1305 for something calmer, or triadic partners #4BAD05 and #054BAD when you want energy.
Is purplish red a standard web color?
No — Purplish Red is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B0054B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make purplish red lighter or darker?
To lighten purplish 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 #FDC9DF (lightest tint) to #1E010D (darkest shade).
About Purplish Red
Purplish 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 #B0054B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.