China Colour Intelligence
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Major Cold · Succeeding colour#814662地血(Dì Xuè)
Earth Blood
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

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

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.
