Eventually, its color usually evolves to brownish, then light green as it fades. A bruise may or may not be tender. A typical sign of a bruise in the skin is that it does not blanch when pressed.

Does ecchymosis blanch?

Petechiae, ecchymosis, and palpable purpura do not blanch because blood has leaked outside the vessels into the surrounding skin.

Does bleeding under the skin blanch?

Areas of bleeding under the skin do not become paler (blanch) when you press on the area, like the redness from erythema does.