Violet red Color — HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#a50055
Format Value
HEX #a50055
RGB rgb(165, 0, 85)
HSL hsl(329.1, 100%, 32.4%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 100%, 48.5%, 35.3%)
HSV hsv(329.1, 100%, 64.7%)

violet red color harmonies

Tints & shades of violet red

Tints (lighter)

#ad1764 #b52e74 #be4683 #c65d93 #ce74a2 #d68bb2 #dea2c1 #e6b9d1 #efd1e0 #f7e8f0

Shades (darker)

#96004d #870046 #78003e #690036 #5a002e #4b0027 #3c001f #2d0017 #1e000f #0f0008

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 7.69:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 2.73:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use violet red in code

CSS color: #a50055;
SCSS $color: #a50055;
Tailwind bg-[#a50055]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.000, blue: 0.333, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#a50055")
Flutter Color(0xFFA50055)

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What is the HEX code for violet red?

The CSS color violet red in HEX format is #a50055. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use violet red in CSS?

To apply violet red in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #a50055;
  • Background: background-color: #a50055;
  • Border: border-color: #a50055;

What are all the color format values for violet red?

FormatValue
HEX#a50055
RGBrgb(165, 0, 85)
HSLhsl(329.1, 100%, 32.4%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 48.5%, 35.3%)

How do I convert violet red to HEX?

Select violet red from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #a50055 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does violet red belong to?

violet red belongs to the pink color family. It is a medium, vivid color with HSL values: hue 329.1°, saturation 100%, lightness 32.4%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of violet red?

Lighter variant (lightness 47.4%): #f2007c. Darker variant (lightness 17.4%): #59002e. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.