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Blush Radiant Muted
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Blush Radiant Muted

Pink · Hue 330
Hex
#9F758A
RGB
rgb(159, 117, 138)
HSL
hsl(330, 18%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 38%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.9:1AA Large
on black
5.4:1AA
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About this color

Blush Radiant Muted (#9F758A) belongs to the pink family — hue 330°, 18% saturation, 54% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-blush-radiant-muted: #9F758A;
  --colorarchive-blush-radiant-muted-hsl: hsl(330, 18%, 54%);
  --colorarchive-blush-radiant-muted-rgb: rgb(159, 117, 138);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

BoldFunConfident
Common in

Fashion · Music · Social Platforms

Pairs well with

Black for edge, deep navy for sophistication, bright yellow for energy

Design tip

A fearless accent color. Use for CTAs and brand moments that need personality. Hot pink buttons are impossible to miss.

Cultural context ▶

Hot pink represents confidence, fun, and breaking rules. Popularized by punk culture and pop icons as a statement color.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A grounded mid-tone — sober, considered, well-suited to body text accents, editorial layouts, or any context where restraint reads as quality.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where most identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: The low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #9F758A.

  • Notionaccent
    Default Brown · #9F6B53
    →
  • Microsoftneutral
    Slate Gray · #737373
    →
  • PlayStationaccent
    Square Purple · #A363D9
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #9F758A.

  • AustraliaBush Khaki
    #8E895C · Outback grassland in dry season
    →
  • France (Paris)Seine Steel
    #7E8A93 · River reflectivity in winter
    →
  • Turkey (Istanbul)Apple Tea Amber
    #C77D4D · Çay glass tea, ubiquitous Istanbul tradition
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Blush Tone Muted
#AB8799 · hsl(330, 18%, 60%)
Darker companion
Blush Core Muted
#90647A · hsl(330, 18%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Jade Radiant Muted
#759F8A · hsl(150, 18%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Merlot Radiant Muted
#9F757C · hsl(350, 18%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Mauve Radiant Muted
#9F759B · hsl(305, 18%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Lime Radiant Muted
#8A9F75 · hsl(90, 18%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Sapphire Radiant Muted
#758A9F · hsl(210, 18%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Emerald Radiant Muted
#759F75 · hsl(120, 18%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Aqua Radiant Muted
#759F9F · hsl(180, 18%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Blush Radiant Muted #9F758A
Lighter companion: Blush Tone Muted #AB8799
Darker companion: Blush Core Muted #90647A
Complementary counterpoint: Jade Radiant Muted #759F8A
Analogous lead: Merlot Radiant Muted #9F757C
Analogous echo: Mauve Radiant Muted #9F759B
Triadic +120°: Lime Radiant Muted #8A9F75
Triadic +240°: Sapphire Radiant Muted #758A9F
Split-comp +150°: Emerald Radiant Muted #759F75
Split-comp +210°: Aqua Radiant Muted #759F9F

Compare

See how Blush Radiant Muted compares side by side with related colors.

vsBlush Tone MutedvsBlush Core MutedvsJade Radiant MutedvsMerlot Radiant MutedvsMauve Radiant MutedvsLime Radiant Muted

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Blush Radiant Faint
#957E8A · hsl(330, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Blush Radiant Dust
#A86B8A · hsl(330, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Blush Core Muted
#90647A · hsl(330, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Blush Tone Muted
#AB8799 · hsl(330, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Blush Radiant Soft
#B2628A · hsl(330, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Blush Core Faint
#876E7A · hsl(330, 10%, 48%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.5:1
Indigo Ink Clear
#101737
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042
AA4.7:1
Indigo Ink Pure
#030E45
AA4.5:1
Iris Nocturne Bright
#08085E
AA4.5:1
Iris Nocturne Pure
#040462

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#919484
Protanopia
#8F8E85
Tritanopia
#9D8181
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