lividity the term lividity refers to an unnatural color of the skin lividity can be a useful reaction in determining the position of a body at the time of death and even whether a body was moved within the first few hours after deaththere are various forms of lividityin a living person a blow can result in the localized rupturing of cells and the pooling of bloodividity the term lividity refers to an unnatural color of the skin lividity can be a useful reaction in determining the position of a body at the time of death and even whether a body was moved within the first few hours after death there are various forms of lividity