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Fuchsia Pearl Soft
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Fuchsia Pearl Soft

Pink · Hue 300
Metrics
S 34% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1.5:1Failon black13.7:1AA
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About this color

Fuchsia Pearl Soft (#E4C8E4) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 34% saturation, 84% 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-fuchsia-pearl-soft: #E4C8E4;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-pearl-soft-hsl: hsl(300, 34%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-pearl-soft-rgb: rgb(228, 200, 228);
}

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 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 bright, airy reading of the hue — clean and approachable, the kind of color that holds up well in product photography and on light backgrounds.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

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 #E4C8E4.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Anthropicneutral
    Light Gray · #E8E6DC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E4C8E4.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • France (Paris)Lutetian Limestone
    #E5DDC8 · Paris facade stone (Haussmannian-era buildings)
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Cream
    #E8DFCC · Undyed Icelandic sheep wool
    →

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 AwayDesign SystemsNaming Colors in Design Systems: Semantic vs. Scale vs. Primitive

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
Fuchsia Mist Soft
#EEDDEE · hsl(300, 34%, 90%)
Darker companion
Fuchsia Bloom Soft
#D7ADD7 · hsl(300, 34%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Pearl Soft
#C8E4C8 · hsl(120, 34%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Rose Pearl Soft
#E4C8DB · hsl(320, 34%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Pearl Soft
#DBC8E4 · hsl(280, 34%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Pearl Soft
#E4E4C8 · hsl(60, 34%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Pearl Soft
#C8E4E4 · hsl(180, 34%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Pearl Soft
#D6E4C8 · hsl(90, 34%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Pearl Soft
#C8E4D6 · hsl(150, 34%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Pearl Soft #E4C8E4
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Mist Soft #EEDDEE
Darker companion: Fuchsia Bloom Soft #D7ADD7
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Pearl Soft #C8E4C8
Analogous lead: Rose Pearl Soft #E4C8DB
Analogous echo: Mulberry Pearl Soft #DBC8E4
Triadic +120°: Citrine Pearl Soft #E4E4C8
Triadic +240°: Aqua Pearl Soft #C8E4E4
Split-comp +150°: Lime Pearl Soft #D6E4C8
Split-comp +210°: Jade Pearl Soft #C8E4D6

Compare

See how Fuchsia Pearl Soft compares side by side with related colors.

vsFuchsia Mist SoftvsFuchsia Bloom SoftvsEmerald Pearl SoftvsRose Pearl SoftvsMulberry Pearl SoftvsCitrine Pearl Soft

Nearest neighbors

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

Search by hex
Nearby match
Fuchsia Pearl Dust
#E1CCE1 · hsl(300, 26%, 84%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Mist Soft
#EEDDEE · hsl(300, 34%, 90%)
Nearby match
Mauve Pearl Soft
#E4C8E2 · hsl(305, 34%, 84%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Bloom Soft
#D7ADD7 · hsl(300, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Pearl Muted
#DECFDE · hsl(300, 18%, 84%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Whisper Soft
#F5EAF5 · hsl(300, 34%, 94%)

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
AAA7.9:1
Emerald Nocturne Faint
#2E382E
AAA7.7:1
Emerald Nocturne Muted
#2A3C2A
AAA7.4:1
Emerald Nocturne Dust
#264026
AAA7.1:1
Emerald Nocturne Soft
#224422
AAA10:1
Emerald Ink Faint
#202720
AAA9.8:1
Emerald Ink Muted
#1D2A1D

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#DADCDC
Protanopia
#D8D8DE
Tritanopia
#E3D8D7
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Fuchsia Pearl Faint#DAD2DA · hsl(300, 10%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Muted#DECFDE · hsl(300, 18%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Dust#E1CCE1 · hsl(300, 26%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Soft#E4C8E4 · hsl(300, 34%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Clear#ECC0EC · hsl(300, 54%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Vivid#F4B8F4 · hsl(300, 74%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Bright#F8B4F8 · hsl(300, 84%, 84%)Fuchsia Pearl Pure#FCB1FC · hsl(300, 92%, 84%)
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