Names the color itself; generally uncountable but plural possible for varieties
Translations
She chose a purplish-red for the accent wall.
Она выбрала пурпурно-красный для акцентной стены.
Definitions
A color that lies between purple and red on the spectrum. She chose a purplish-red for the accent wall.
Used attributively and predicatively to denote a hue between purple and red
Translations
The evening sky glowed a brilliant purplish-red.
Вечернее небо сияло ярким пурпурно-красным оттенком.
Definitions
Having a hue that is intermediate between purple and red; somewhat purple and somewhat red. The evening sky glowed a brilliant purplish-red.