茈藐（Zǐ Miǎo）

Zi Miao

PurpleZi MiaoSystem B Solar-term setsGrain RainTurning · 转色

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Colour Values色值

HEX

#A67EB7

RGB

rgb(166, 126, 183)

HSL

hsl(282, 28%, 61%)

OKLCH

oklch(0.652 0.094 315.6)

CMYK

9, 31, 0, 28

approx

Global Colour Equivalents国际色卡对照

CSS nearest ≈

orchid

#DA70D6

Pantone FHI/TCX ≈

english lavendar

#9d7bb0

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

谷雨 · Grain Rain — "谷雨如丝复似尘，煮瓶浮蜡正尝新。"

Imagery

An old name for a purple-rooted plant, hence a muted, dusty violet — purple seen through foliage.

Origin

As Grain Rain’s turning colour it is the warmest of the four, a violet with brown in it, like the soil the plant is named for. The term is passing out of spring; the purples are clouding over as the rains build.

System

B Solar-term sets

Source

Fan Chengda, “Grain Rain” — on the rain that brings the hundred grains. (turning colour of 谷雨.)

Citation

范成大《谷雨》

Evidence

Ancient-text attestation (attestation > artifact > compilation > approximation)

Imagery意象图

茈藐 — Abstract background of painting representing violet watercolor flows creating thin wavy lines in rows — Pexels License · ImageryAbstract background of painting representing violet watercolor flows creating thin wavy lines in rowsAbstract background of painting representing violet watercolor flows creating thin wavy lines in rows — Diana ✨ · Pexels

Brand & Product References国际色号案例

Milka Lilac

#9A6FB4 · ≈ ΔE 5.4 (CIEDE2000)

Global brand reference

photo: Ubcule · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

CautionPurple = nobility (Forbidden City). Aligns with Western 'royal'.

Same Family同色系

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