Purple Red is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #66feb8 |
| Complementary Color | #009953 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (332.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Red Color. The Red Paracentrotus color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hot Lava (#aa0033) for more energetic effect. Try Pure Passion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#009953 is the best complementary color to Purple Red. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #990147 complementary color is Green Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fresh Eggplant are #990092 and #990700. Thus found on the left and right of #990147 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flirt and Red Berry colors as they work well with Purple Red.
The split-complementary Purple Red palette consists of #009299 and #009907 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#009953). Try Persian Green and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #990147, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #990147 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Red. Thus Congress Blue and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Haze, Olive, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #990147 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#009953) and two others. The Limeade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple – 120° from the complementary Green Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #469900 and #530099.
In a RGB color space, hex #990147 is made of 68% red, 0% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Red has a hue angle of 332.37°, a saturation of 98.7% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #990147 is made of 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #990147 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,1,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 68%, 0%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 59.61, 32.16, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(332.37,98.7%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(332.37,99.35%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.367,57.3598,4.7975) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2851,7.2489,6.6075) |