Information about Red Purple color

#E40078 - Red Purple color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E40078, known as "Red Purple", falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 0, 120) — 89.4% red, 0% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 89 / 42 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E40078 is a pure, full-strength pink-red rose that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mexican Pink (#E4007C). Slightly further away sit Vivid Rose (#E70074) and ULB pink (#D91175).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(228, 0, 120)), which gives #E40078 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #E40078: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for black. The name "Red Purple" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Red Purple color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Red Purple color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Red Purple

#E40078
#FF1E96

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#FF56B0

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#FF8ECA

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#FFC6E4

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White

#FFFFFF

Red Purple color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Red Purple

#E40078
#B70061

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#890049

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#5B0030

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#2D0018

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Black

#000000

Red Purple color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Red Purple

#E40078
#D3177B

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#BF2F7C

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#AB497D

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#95637E

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Grey

#808080

Red Purple color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E59900

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#E53D00

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#E5001E

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Red Purple

#E40078
#E500D6

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#9900E5

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#3D00E5

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Red Purple color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#00E66B
#00E66B

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#00E6DE
#00E6DE

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#08E600
#08E600

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#E60008
#E60008

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#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#DE00E6
#DE00E6

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#7AE600
#7AE600

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#007AE6
#007AE6

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#E66B00
#E66B00

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#00E66B
#00E66B

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#007AE6
#007AE6

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#E40078
Red Purple

#E40078

#E6DE00
#E6DE00

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#00E66B
#00E66B

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#0008E6
#0008E6

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Nearest named colors to Red Purple

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Mexican Pink color link
Mexican Pink

#E4007C

Vivid Rose color link
Vivid Rose

#E70074

ULB pink color link
ULB pink

#D91175

Dark Hot Pink color link
Dark Hot Pink

#D90166

Flickr Pink color link
Flickr Pink

#FB0081

Winter Sky color link
Winter Sky

#FF007C

Rose color link
Rose

#FF0080

Barbie Pink color link
Barbie Pink

#DA1884

Raspberry color link
Raspberry

#E30B5D

Vivid Raspberry color link
Vivid Raspberry

#FF006C

Ruby color link
Ruby

#E0115F

Dogwood Rose color link
Dogwood Rose

#D71868

Red Purple color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E40078
  • RGB228, 0, 120
  • CMYK0, 89, 42, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 0, 120)
  • HSL328°, 100%, 45%
  • HSL Precise328.421°, 100%, 44.706%
  • HSV328°, 100%, 89%
  • HSB328°, 100%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.000, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.000, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.000, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE40078
  • DECIMAL ID14942328
  • Name Length10
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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