China Colour Intelligence
Home / Colours / Red Colours / 地血
承
Major Cold · Succeeding colour#814662

地血(Dì Xuè)

Earth Blood
RedEarth BloodSystem B Solar-term setsMajor ColdSucceeding · 承色

Colour Values色值

HEX
#814662
RGB
rgb(129, 70, 98)
HSL
hsl(332, 30%, 39%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.475 0.088 351.1)
CMYK
0, 46, 24, 49
approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈
mediumvioletred
#C71585
Pantone FHI/TCX ≈
damson
#854c65

Nearest perceptual match (OKLab). Pantone value is from an unofficial dataset — approximate; verify against official swatches before production.

Imagery & Provenance意象与出处

Solar term
大寒 · Major Cold — "鸡使乳,鸷鸟厉疾,水泽腹坚。"
Imagery
A deep, dark red-purple named for the colour of blood soaked into earth.
Origin
As Major Cold’s succeeding colour it is the term’s purple darkened and thickened. The four names descend from a heavenly mansion to the ground beneath it, the year’s coldest week reaching down through its own palette.
System
B Solar-term sets
Source
Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances: “On the day of Major Cold, hens begin to brood.” (succeeding colour of 大寒.)
Citation
《礼记·月令》:大寒之日,鸡使乳。
Evidence
Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

地血 — A stunning abstract artwork featuring vibrant marbled patterns in pink and orange hues.
Pexels License · ImageryA stunning abstract artwork featuring vibrant marbled patterns in pink and orange hues.A stunning abstract artwork featuring vibrant marbled patterns in pink and orange hues. — Turgay Koca · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Pantone Viva Magenta
Pantone Viva Magenta
#BE3455 · ≈ ΔE 14.6 (CIEDE2000)
Global brand reference
photo: Gerda Arendt · CC0

Editorial reference only — same/near shade used by these brands. Names and colours are trademarks of their respective owners; photos are CC-licensed from Wikimedia Commons (see credit on each card); no affiliation or endorsement implied.

Cultural Note for non-Chinese Designers文化提示

CautionRed = luck, celebration, weddings, New Year. West reads danger/passion — align intent explicitly.

Same Family同色系

Pantone/CSS values are nearest perceptual matches (OKLab distance), not official colour codes.