purplish-red

Definitions of purplish-red

1. noun

   a red with a tinge of purple
   synonyms: purplish red

   types:

   magenta

   a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

   fuchsia, fuschia

   a dark purplish-red color

   maroon

   a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

   type of:

   red, redness

   red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
2. adjective

   of red tinged with purple
   synonyms: purple-red

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue