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rose-purple

rose-purple

4.2
A purple color with a slight pink shade
  • adjective
translation icon : rosado púrpura
  • The garden was alive with stunning rose-purple flowers that attracted many butterflies.

Examples

  • And then in the middle of summer, it starts blooming with these rosy purple, pinkish colored blooms.

  • She painted the walls a soft rose-purple, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the living room.

  • The artist used a delicate shade of rose-purple for the sunset in his landscape painting.

Synonyms

purplish
vsrose-purple
6 2.9

A color that is a little red and a little blue

adds a slight warm bias to that basic hue
rosy-purple
vsrose-purple
2.3

A purple shade with a pink tint

has the same base but only a very slight warm tint
pinkish-purple
vsrose-purple
2.7

A light purple color with a touch of pink

has a similar tint but noticeably milder
pink-purple
vsrose-purple
2.2

A purple color with a little pink

is the same hue with only a faint warm shade
rose-lilac
vsrose-purple
5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

is similar but not necessarily as pale as this version
rose-lavender
vsrose-purple
6.3

A pale purple color with a slight pink tone

leans the same way but with a gentler warm hint
rose-mauve
vsrose-purple
7.4

A light purple color with a pink tint

keeps the base tone but with only a subtle overlay
rosaceous
vsrose-purple
9.9

Having a pale, dusty pink color like some roses

shares the dusty quality but stresses the cool base less
roseate
vsrose-purple
8.2

A soft pink color like a rose petal

keeps a cooler base with only a hint of that dusty warmth
reddish-purple
vsrose-purple
3.5

A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes

leans warm too but only slightly rather than noticeably
reddish-violet
vsrose-purple
3.2

A purple color with a little red in it

is the same cool family but with a slightly stronger warm shift
pinkish-lavender
vsrose-purple
3.7

A light purple with a soft pink tinge

is similar but keeps the warm touch much lighter

How Pink

pink
43 1.0
rose-purple
4.2
purple
229 1.0

Surface Forms

rose-purple positive

Morphology

rose-purple = rose + purple (transparent) = rose + purple

A direct descriptive compound: 'purple' modified by 'rose' to indicate a purple with a rose (pinkish) tint, which is readily understandable to learners.

Etymology

Rose-purple is made from rose (the 'pink' or 'red' flower) and purple (the color made by mixing red and blue). So rose-purple means a purple color with a little 'rose' or pinkish red in it, like purple with a touch of rose to help you remember it.