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Blush Silk Vivid
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Blush Silk Vivid

Pink · Hue 330
Hex
#EA71AD
RGB
rgb(234, 113, 173)
HSL
hsl(330, 74%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 8%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.5:1AA
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About this color

Blush Silk Vivid (#EA71AD) belongs to the pink family — hue 330°, 74% saturation, 68% 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-silk-vivid: #EA71AD;
  --colorarchive-blush-silk-vivid-hsl: hsl(330, 74%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-blush-silk-vivid-rgb: rgb(234, 113, 173);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

SweetNurturingPlayful
Common in

Beauty · Children's Fashion · Dessert Brands

Pairs well with

Mint green for freshness, soft gold for warmth, light gray for sophistication

Design tip

Use for friendly, approachable interfaces. Millennial pink became a design movement — it still works for brands targeting warmth.

Cultural context ▶

Soft pink represents nurturing, innocence, and sweetness. Modern brands have reclaimed it as a gender-neutral color of kindness.

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 vivid mid-tone — distinctive enough to anchor an identity, saturated enough to demand a quiet supporting palette.

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: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #EA71AD.

  • Bilibili 哔哩哔哩primary
    Bilibili Pink · #FB7299
    →
  • Figmaprimary
    Figma Orange · #FF7262
    →
  • Canvasecondary
    Canva Pink · #FE6F61
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #EA71AD.

  • MexicoBarragán Earth Pink
    #D77176 · Casa Gilardi, Mexico City (1976)
    →
  • AustraliaReef Coral
    #FF7E6F · Great Barrier Reef coral — Acropora
    →
  • 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 Bloom Vivid
#EF95C2 · hsl(330, 74%, 76%)
Darker companion
Blush Tone Vivid
#E44E99 · hsl(330, 74%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Jade Silk Vivid
#71EAAD · hsl(150, 74%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Merlot Silk Vivid
#EA7185 · hsl(350, 74%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Mauve Silk Vivid
#EA71E0 · hsl(305, 74%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Lime Silk Vivid
#ADEA71 · hsl(90, 74%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Sapphire Silk Vivid
#71ADEA · hsl(210, 74%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Emerald Silk Vivid
#71EA71 · hsl(120, 74%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Aqua Silk Vivid
#71EAEA · hsl(180, 74%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Blush Silk Vivid #EA71AD
Lighter companion: Blush Bloom Vivid #EF95C2
Darker companion: Blush Tone Vivid #E44E99
Complementary counterpoint: Jade Silk Vivid #71EAAD
Analogous lead: Merlot Silk Vivid #EA7185
Analogous echo: Mauve Silk Vivid #EA71E0
Triadic +120°: Lime Silk Vivid #ADEA71
Triadic +240°: Sapphire Silk Vivid #71ADEA
Split-comp +150°: Emerald Silk Vivid #71EA71
Split-comp +210°: Aqua Silk Vivid #71EAEA

Compare

See how Blush Silk Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsBlush Bloom VividvsBlush Tone VividvsJade Silk VividvsMerlot Silk VividvsMauve Silk VividvsLime Silk Vivid

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Blush Silk Bright
#F269AD · hsl(330, 84%, 68%)
Nearby match
Blush Tone Vivid
#E44E99 · hsl(330, 74%, 60%)
Nearby match
Blush Bloom Vivid
#EF95C2 · hsl(330, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Blush Silk Pure
#F862AD · hsl(330, 92%, 68%)
Nearby match
Blush Silk Clear
#D981AD · hsl(330, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Blush Radiant Vivid
#E1338A · hsl(330, 74%, 54%)

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
AA5.4:1
Jade Ink Faint
#202724
AA5.3:1
Jade Ink Muted
#1D2A24
AA5.2:1
Jade Ink Dust
#1A2D24
AA5:1
Jade Ink Soft
#183024
AA4.7:1
Jade Ink Clear
#103724
AA5.5:1
Sage Gray Ink
#222524

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#C8CF9E
Protanopia
#C2C1A1
Tritanopia
#E69794
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