Violet Red is deep, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #5affaa |
| Complementary Color | #00a54f |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (329.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Red Color. The Siren color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Paracentrotus (#bb0044) for more calm effect. Try Bottom of my Heart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#00a54f is the best complementary color to Violet Red. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a50055 complementary color is Green Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fresh Eggplant are #a200a5 and #a50002. Thus found on the left and right of #a50055 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple and Bright Red colors as they work well with Violet Red.
The split-complementary Violet Red palette consists of #00a5a2 and #02a500 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00a54f). Try Persian Green and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #a50055, 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 #a50055 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Red. Thus Endeavour and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Haze, Buddha Gold, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #a50055 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violet Red tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#00a54f) 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 #55a500 and #4f00a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a50055 is made of 66% red, 0% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Red has a hue angle of 329.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a50055 is made of 0% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 31.38% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a50055 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,0,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 0%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 64.71, 31.38, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(329.09,100%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(329.09,100%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.3118,61.4046,0.1987) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1567,8.6552,9.3607) |