Mulberry
A deep pinkish-purple named for the fruit.
At a glance
- Hue family
- pink
- Warmth
- neutral
- Tone depth
- medium
- Saturation
- Moderate
Quick intelligence summary
- Feels like
- neutral, medium, balanced
- Works well with
- See the pairings section below for calculated harmony options.
- Common uses
- See uses & contexts below for interiors, fashion and practical guidance.
- Accessibility snapshot
- Pairs better with black text (4.8:1) than white (4.4:1).
See this colour in the real world
Colours in photographs vary with lighting, material, camera processing and screen calibration — the named colours below are visual approximations, not exact measurements.
The vivid pink of this gorget isn't pigment at all — microscopic layered structures in the feather interfere with light and reflect only certain wavelengths back, a mechanism called structural colour.
Structural colour is angle-dependent: the same feathers can look black, bronze or magenta depending on the viewing angle and light source, so this photograph shows one specific viewing condition, not a fixed pigment colour."Closeup of Anna's Hummingbird" by Luke Hewitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsLicence details
- Source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- Creator:
- Luke Hewitt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0 — free to share and adapt commercially, provided the work is attributed and any adaptation is shared under the same licence.
- Reviewed:
- 2026-07-24
Holi is defined by a mix of many colours rather than any single one — historically made from natural plant-based dyes, now often synthetic.
This photograph was taken in low, warm indoor light, which shifts the true powder colours; an automated whole-frame scan is dominated by dark shadow rather than the vivid streaks that are the actual subject, so the palette above was hand-picked from the coloured powder itself."Holi powders" by Andrea, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsLicence details
- Source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- Creator:
- Andrea
- Licence:
- CC BY 2.0 — free to share and adapt commercially, provided the work is attributed.
- Reviewed:
- 2026-07-25
Colour stories
Why a hummingbird's throat can look black one moment and magenta the next
A hummingbird gorget's colour comes from microscopic platelet structures in the feather barbules that interfere with light at a very specific angle. Move a few degrees, or watch the bird turn its head, and the same feathers can flash from vivid magenta to bronze to apparently black — the structure hasn't changed, only the angle between the light source, the feather and the observer.
In practice: A single photograph of a structurally-coloured animal captures one specific viewing angle, not a fixed, repeatable colour the way a painted swatch is.
Pairings
Subtle, bold, analogous, complementary and neutral options — established design convention, not a guarantee of visual success in every context.
Complementary
Opposite hues (180° apart) for maximum hue contrast.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues on the colour wheel for a low-contrast, harmonious feel.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues on the colour wheel for a low-contrast, harmonious feel.
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the colour wheel for balanced contrast.
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the colour wheel for balanced contrast.
Split-complementary
The two hues bracketing the complement, for contrast with less tension.
Split-complementary
The two hues bracketing the complement, for contrast with less tension.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
No curated profile yet
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
For an accessible, low-contrast-risk pairing, monochromatic (same-hue) combinations are usually the safest starting point — see the harmonies above.
Uses & contexts
Meaning & story
No documented mood, cultural or historical claims for this exact shade yet.
True of the pink family generally
Inherited from the pink hue family, not specifically documented about this exact shade — see methodology.
- Pink is often associated with softness, romance and gentleness in many Western contexts.
- Pink was not consistently gendered in Western fashion until the mid-20th century, when it became more strongly marketed as a colour for girls — some earlier 20th-century conventions associated pink with boys and blue with girls.
Lighter, darker & directional variants
Calculated directional adjustments. Some directions converge on the same result from this starting colour — shown as one merged card with an explanation, not repeated duplicates. Generated shades link to a curated profile only when one is close enough.
Lighter
Lightness increased
Darker
Lightness decreased
Warmer & Greener & Redder & Yellower
Hue rotated toward warm (red/orange) From this starting colour, moving warmer and greener and redder and yellower converges on the same calculated result.
Cooler & Bluer
Hue rotated toward cool (blue) From this starting colour, moving cooler and bluer converges on the same calculated result.
More muted
Saturation softened
More saturated
Saturation increased
Technical details
Technical values
CMYK is an approximate device conversion, not a calibrated print value — see methodology.
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Common design-industry reference value for the named colour.
Characteristics
- Hue family
- pink
- Undertone
- neutral
- Tone depth
- medium
- Pastel
- No
- Earth tone
- No
- Jewel tone
- Yes
- Vivid
- No
- Greyness
- 38%
- Visual weight
- 53/100
Accessibility
vs. white text
4.41:1 — fails
vs. black text
4.76:1 — AA
Confidence: medium · Qualification: identity_only, technically_qualified
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