Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Mulberry

Mulberry is a balanced pink color with HEX #C54B8C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 197, 75, 140, HSL 328, 51%, 53%, warm temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#C54B8C pink warm balanced
HEX #C54B8C
RGB rgb(197, 75, 140)
HSL hsl(328 51% 53%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 62, 29, 23)
Luminance 0.188
Contrast Black 4.76:1White 4.41:1

CSS Utilities

--color-mulberry: #C54B8C;
.bg-mulberry { background-color: #C54B8C; }
.text-mulberry { color: #C54B8C; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.188
Black text4.76:1AA Pass
White text4.41:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    75,
    140
  ],
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    51,
    53
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
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    29,
    23
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#4AC483",
  "analogous": [
    "#C04AC4",
    "#C44A4E"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#8BC44A",
    "#4A8BC4"
  ],
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    "#4AC483",
    "#4A4EC4"
  ],
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    "#4AC4C0"
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    "#C54B8C",
    "#872C5C"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#DB8FB8",
  "dark": "#872C5C",
  "saturated": "#DF308D",
  "desaturated": "#AA6489",
  "pastel": "#DBB3C8",
  "neon": "#FF38A2"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#4AC483",
    "#C04AC4",
    "#C44A4E"
  ],
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    "#AA6489",
    "#DB8FB8"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#DB8FB8",
    "#AA6489"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "orchid-purple",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Mulberry",
  "hex": "#C54B8C",
  "uses": [
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    "creative systems",
    "premium accents"
  ],
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      "depth",
      "softness"
    ],
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      "beauty",
      "wellness",
      "luxury",
      "creative tools"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
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    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "beauty-branding",
    "creative-systems",
    "premium-accents",
    "creativity",
    "depth",
    "softness"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
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    75,
    140
  ],
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    51,
    53
  ],
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  ],
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  },
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      "#C04AC4",
      "#C44A4E"
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    ],
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      "#4A4EC4"
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    "neon": "#FF38A2"
  },
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      "#000000"
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  },
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    "utility": ".bg-mulberry { background-color: #C54B8C; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-mulberry { color: #C54B8C; }"
  },
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      "#4AC483",
      "#C04AC4",
      "#C44A4E"
    ],
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      "#DB8FB8"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#DB8FB8",
      "#AA6489"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Mulberry Color

Mulberry sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Mulberry is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Mulberry is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Mulberry accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #C54B8C.Mulberry CSS utilitiesUse Mulberry in CSS variables and utility classes.#C54B8C HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Mulberry paletteOpen the generated palette based on Mulberry.Mulberry harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Mulberry against black and white text.

Black text4.76:1AA Pass
White text4.41:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Bougainvillea#D958A0
Blush#DE5D83
Orchid Purple#B565A7
Rose Gold#B76E79
Pale Violet Red#DB7093

Color Harmonies

#4AC483#4AC483
#C04AC4#C04AC4
#C44A4E#C44A4E
#8BC44A#8BC44A
#4A8BC4#4A8BC4
Open full Mulberry harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#DB8FB8#DB8FB8
#872C5C#872C5C
#DF308D#DF308D
#AA6489#AA6489
#DBB3C8#DBB3C8
#FF38A2#FF38A2

Pairings

Black#000000
#4AC483#4AC483
#C04AC4#C04AC4
#C44A4E#C44A4E
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5