Definition of "purple-red" [purple-red]

• Of red tinged with purple (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "She smeared her face with the purple-red juice of raspberries, all the while thinking how ripe she would appear to him when he arrived."
• "Dark, brooding, purple-red in summer, the leaves turn vivid crimson in autumn."
• "An hour later, my finger- and toenails had been painted a pale shade of pink called Seashell, and Janine was sporting Rum Raisin, a deep purple-red."