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Rose Bloom Clear
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Rose Bloom Clear

Pink · Hue 320
Metrics
S 54% · L 76%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white2:1Failon black10.2:1AA
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About this color

Rose Bloom Clear (#E3A1CD) belongs to the pink family — hue 320°, 54% saturation, 76% 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-rose-bloom-clear: #E3A1CD;
  --colorarchive-rose-bloom-clear-hsl: hsl(320, 54%, 76%);
  --colorarchive-rose-bloom-clear-rgb: rgb(227, 161, 205);
}

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 #E3A1CD.

  • Anthropicneutral
    Mid Gray · #B0AEA5
    →
  • Bilibili 哔哩哔哩primary
    Bilibili Pink · #FB7299
    →
  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E3A1CD.

  • IcelandMidnight Sun Pink
    #F2AEB5 · Horizon light, June
    →
  • ScandinaviaFaded Rose
    #D3A6A0 · Vintage Swedish wallpaper
    →
  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →

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 AwayBrand & MarketingColor Psychology in Branding: What Research Actually Says vs. Design Myths

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
Rose Pearl Clear
#ECC0DE · hsl(320, 54%, 84%)
Darker companion
Rose Silk Clear
#D981BC · hsl(320, 54%, 68%)
Complementary counterpoint
Seafoam Bloom Clear
#A1E3B7 · hsl(140, 54%, 76%)
Analogous lead
Garnet Bloom Clear
#E3A1B7 · hsl(340, 54%, 76%)
Analogous echo
Fuchsia Bloom Clear
#E3A1E3 · hsl(300, 54%, 76%)
Triadic +120°
Olive Bloom Clear
#CDE3A1 · hsl(80, 54%, 76%)
Triadic +240°
Azure Bloom Clear
#A1CDE3 · hsl(200, 54%, 76%)
Split-comp +150°
Leaf Bloom Clear
#ACE3A1 · hsl(110, 54%, 76%)
Split-comp +210°
Lagoon Bloom Clear
#A1E3D8 · hsl(170, 54%, 76%)
Export preview
Base: Rose Bloom Clear #E3A1CD
Lighter companion: Rose Pearl Clear #ECC0DE
Darker companion: Rose Silk Clear #D981BC
Complementary counterpoint: Seafoam Bloom Clear #A1E3B7
Analogous lead: Garnet Bloom Clear #E3A1B7
Analogous echo: Fuchsia Bloom Clear #E3A1E3
Triadic +120°: Olive Bloom Clear #CDE3A1
Triadic +240°: Azure Bloom Clear #A1CDE3
Split-comp +150°: Leaf Bloom Clear #ACE3A1
Split-comp +210°: Lagoon Bloom Clear #A1E3D8

Compare

See how Rose Bloom Clear compares side by side with related colors.

vsRose Pearl ClearvsRose Silk ClearvsSeafoam Bloom ClearvsGarnet Bloom ClearvsFuchsia Bloom ClearvsOlive Bloom Clear

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Rose Silk Clear
#D981BC · hsl(320, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Rose Pearl Clear
#ECC0DE · hsl(320, 54%, 84%)
Nearby match
Rose Bloom Soft
#D7ADC9 · hsl(320, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Rose Bloom Vivid
#EF95D1 · hsl(320, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Rose Mist Clear
#F3D8EA · hsl(320, 54%, 90%)
Nearby match
Peony Bloom Clear
#E3A1D8 · hsl(310, 54%, 76%)

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
AAA7.4:1
Seafoam Ink Faint
#202723
AAA7.3:1
Seafoam Ink Muted
#1D2A22
AAA7.1:1
Seafoam Ink Dust
#1A2D21
AAA7.4:1
Celadon Ink Faint
#202723
AAA7.3:1
Celadon Ink Muted
#1D2A23
AAA7.1:1
Celadon Ink Dust
#1A2D22

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#CDD2C1
Protanopia
#CAC9C4
Tritanopia
#E0BCBA
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Rose Bloom Faint#C8BCC4 · hsl(320, 10%, 76%)Rose Bloom Muted#CDB7C5 · hsl(320, 18%, 76%)Rose Bloom Dust#D2B2C7 · hsl(320, 26%, 76%)Rose Bloom Soft#D7ADC9 · hsl(320, 34%, 76%)Rose Bloom Clear#E3A1CD · hsl(320, 54%, 76%)Rose Bloom Vivid#EF95D1 · hsl(320, 74%, 76%)Rose Bloom Bright#F58ED3 · hsl(320, 84%, 76%)Rose Bloom Pure#FA89D5 · hsl(320, 92%, 76%)
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