Purplish 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 | #4ffab4 |
| Complementary Color | #05b069 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purplish Red Color. The Midnight Merlot color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tête-à-Tête (#d90166) for more energetic effect. Try Crimson Glory as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#05b069 is the best complementary color to Purplish 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 #b0054b 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 Lipstick are #b005a0 and #b01405. Thus found on the left and right of #b0054b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet Eggplant and Milano Red colors as they work well with Purplish Red.
The split-complementary Purplish Red palette consists of #05a0b0 and #05b014 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#05b069). Try Bondi Blue and Malachite colors in combination with #b0054b, 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 #b0054b 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 Purplish Red. Thus Cobalt and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purplish Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Haze, Pistachio, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0054b 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. Purplish Red tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#05b069) 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 #4bb005 and #6905b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0054b is made of 69% red, 2% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Purplish Red has a hue angle of 335.44°, a saturation of 94.48% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0054b is made of 0% cyan, 67.06% magenta, 39.61% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b0054b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,5,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 69%, 2%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 67.06, 39.61, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(335.44,94.48%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335.44,97.16%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5658,62.6352,10.2115) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2288,9.8466,7.5437) |