pinkwarmCC0 survey name

Purplish Red #B0054B

Purplish Red is a mid-tone, vivid warm color (#B0054B; HSL 335° 94% 35%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “purplish red”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B0054B
RGBrgb(176, 5, 75)
HSLhsl(335, 94%, 35%)
HSVhsv(335, 97%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(48.69% 0.193 7.7)
OKLaboklab(48.69% 0.191 0.0259)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97.2%, 57.4%, 31%)
XYZxyz(19.2308, 9.8496, 7.5438)
CIE-LABlab(37.6, 62.6, 10.2)
CIE-LCHlch(37.6, 63.5, 9.3°)
Luminance0.098 (WCAG relative)
/* Purplish Red */ --purplish-red: #b0054b; color: #b0054b; background-color: #b0054b;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: purplishred.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors · Berry Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#9d0e44 #8b123c #791535 #67162e #561528 #461421 #36121a #261014 #19090b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#bb335b #c54e6b #cf667c #d87c8e #e092a0 #e8a8b2 #efbdc5 #f5d3d8 #fae9eb #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#a81e4c #a12b4d #99354f #913c50 #884351 #804853 #774d54 #6d5156 #635557 #585858

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B0054B
#05B06A
#b0054b #05b06a

Analogous

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#B005A0
#B0054B
#B01505
#b005a0 #b0054b #b01505

Triadic

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#B0054B
#4BB005
#054BB0
#b0054b #4bb005 #054bb0

Tetradic

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#B0054B
#A0B005
#05B06A
#1505B0
#b0054b #a0b005 #05b06a #1505b0

Square

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#B0054B
#A0B005
#05B06A
#1505B0
#b0054b #a0b005 #05b06a #1505b0

Split Complementary

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#B0054B
#05B015
#05A0B0
#b0054b #05b015 #05a0b0

Monochromatic

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#390218
#740332
#B0054B
#EC0764
#F93686
#390218 #740332 #b0054b #ec0764 #f93686

Accessibility & contrast

7.07
#B0054B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
2.97
#B0054B on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗

Best text on purplish red

7.07
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#41444C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1002B

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Cranberry #9E003A4.63
Violet Red #A500554.97
Purple Red #9901475.09
Berry #990F4B5.10
Rouge #AB12395.55
Deep Pink #CB01626.36

Colors that go with purplish red

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Blush #DE5D83
2.0:1
Same hue family as purplish red (Δh 7°) — guaranteed harmony
Warm Beige #E9DCC9
5.2:1
Text-safe contrast with the anchor (5.24:1, passes WCAG AA)
Celery #C1FD95
6.0:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈119°) — balanced three-way contrast
Mint Green #8FFF9F
5.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈153°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Light Aquamarine #7BFDC7
5.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.