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Blush Shadow Clear
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Blush Shadow Clear

Pink · Hue 330
Metrics
S 54% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white10.7:1AAon black2:1Fail
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About this color

Blush Shadow Clear (#6E2147) belongs to the pink family — hue 330°, 54% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-clear: #6E2147;
  --colorarchive-blush-shadow-clear-hsl: hsl(330, 54%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-blush-shadow-clear-rgb: rgb(110, 33, 71);
}

AI Color Names

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

Design Context

SensualDramaticSophisticated
Common in

Fine Wine · Luxury Lingerie · Event Design

Pairs well with

Gold for opulence, charcoal for drama, deep emerald for richness

Design tip

Use sparingly as an accent in luxury interfaces. Deep pink against dark backgrounds creates an unforgettable visual signature.

Cultural context ▶

Deep pinks and magentas bridge passion and sophistication. Common in luxury branding and high-fashion editorials.

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 much older — Renaissance painters mixed it for flesh tones, and by the late 18th century it was a fashionable color across Europe. Many of pink's modern associations, though, are a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl only became firmly established in the US in the 1940s; before then some advice even suggested pink for boys ('a more decided and stronger color') and blue for girls, though how common that was is disputed. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight. In Mexico, hot pink (rosa mexicano) is considered part of the national identity; in India, pink has become a popular bridal choice alongside traditional red. 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. Pepto-Bismol's pink is instantly recognizable, though nobody is sure why it was first chosen. Wes Anderson made heritage pinks feel deeply specific in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Millennial Pink (named in 2016) was a trend that recast pink as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; the white in it takes the edge off red's intensity. 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) now that it is no longer read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A deep, weighted version of the hue — formal, considered, and pairs especially well with off-white and warm metallic accents.

Lightness band: At this depth the hue starts behaving like a neutral — it can substitute for black in many contexts while still carrying a faint chromatic temperature. It pairs especially well with off-whites and warm metallics.

Saturation band: The clear, mid-saturation register is a common identity sweet spot — saturated enough to register as a 'real' color, restrained enough not to fight typography or photography placed over it.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #6E2147.

  • Aesopprimary
    Aesop Amber · #5C2E1F
    →
  • Slackprimary
    Aubergine · #4A154B
    →
  • Coca-Colaneutral
    Pantone 484 (depth) · #9C2A2C
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #6E2147.

  • Italy (Tuscany)Chianti Wine
    #722F37 · Sangiovese grape
    →
  • France (Paris)Bordeaux Wine
    #5C2E2A · Bordeaux region red wine
    →
  • VietnamPho Broth Brown
    #5C3A21 · Anise-and-cinnamon star, slow simmer
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using pink and color in design.

Color History1950s Pastel Color Palettes: Mid-Century Mint, Coral Pink & Butter YellowColor HistoryMillennial Pink: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Won't Go AwayAccessibilityColor Accessibility Beyond WCAG Contrast Ratios

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 Dusk Clear
#862857 · hsl(330, 54%, 34%)
Darker companion
Blush Nocturne Clear
#4F1733 · hsl(330, 54%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Jade Shadow Clear
#216E47 · hsl(150, 54%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Merlot Shadow Clear
#6E212E · hsl(350, 54%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Mauve Shadow Clear
#6E2168 · hsl(305, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Lime Shadow Clear
#476E21 · hsl(90, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Sapphire Shadow Clear
#21476E · hsl(210, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Emerald Shadow Clear
#216E21 · hsl(120, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Aqua Shadow Clear
#216E6E · hsl(180, 54%, 28%)
Export preview
Base: Blush Shadow Clear #6E2147
Lighter companion: Blush Dusk Clear #862857
Darker companion: Blush Nocturne Clear #4F1733
Complementary counterpoint: Jade Shadow Clear #216E47
Analogous lead: Merlot Shadow Clear #6E212E
Analogous echo: Mauve Shadow Clear #6E2168
Triadic +120°: Lime Shadow Clear #476E21
Triadic +240°: Sapphire Shadow Clear #21476E
Split-comp +150°: Emerald Shadow Clear #216E21
Split-comp +210°: Aqua Shadow Clear #216E6E

Compare

See how Blush Shadow Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsBlush Dusk ClearvsBlush Nocturne ClearvsJade Shadow ClearvsMerlot Shadow ClearvsMauve Shadow ClearvsLime Shadow Clear

Nearest neighbors

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

Search by hex
Nearby match
Blush Dusk Clear
#862857 · hsl(330, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Blush Nocturne Clear
#4F1733 · hsl(330, 54%, 20%)
Nearby match
Blush Shadow Soft
#602F47 · hsl(330, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Blush Shadow Vivid
#7C1347 · hsl(330, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Blush Ink Clear
#371024 · hsl(330, 54%, 14%)
Nearby match
Blush Velvet Clear
#A5316B · hsl(330, 54%, 42%)

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
AAA10.2:1
Jade Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA10.2:1
Jade Veil Muted
#F9FBFA
AAA10.2:1
Jade Veil Dust
#F9FBFA
AAA10.3:1
Jade Veil Soft
#F8FCFA
AAA10.3:1
Jade Veil Clear
#F7FDFA
AAA10.4:1
Jade Veil Vivid
#F6FEFA

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#5A5F3E
Protanopia
#575640
Tritanopia
#6C3A39
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Blush Shadow Faint#4F4047 · hsl(330, 10%, 28%)Blush Shadow Muted#543B47 · hsl(330, 18%, 28%)Blush Shadow Dust#5A3547 · hsl(330, 26%, 28%)Blush Shadow Soft#602F47 · hsl(330, 34%, 28%)Blush Shadow Clear#6E2147 · hsl(330, 54%, 28%)Blush Shadow Vivid#7C1347 · hsl(330, 74%, 28%)Blush Shadow Bright#830B47 · hsl(330, 84%, 28%)Blush Shadow Pure#890647 · hsl(330, 92%, 28%)
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