Cameo Pink
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Cameo Pink
Blue Violet
Colors
Blue Violet
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Combination No. 116 in use
The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
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Combination No. 116 as a living room
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Readable text pairs
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Medium & moderate
Lightness 65 (range 49–81)
Colorfulness 0.089
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Cameo PinkWarm
- Blue VioletCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 41
Closest pair ΔE 41.2 · average ΔE 41.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Cameo Pink on Blue Violet (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCameo Pink · Blue Violet | 3.5:1AA large | 47 / 45 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 116 */
:root {
--cameo-pink: #e0b3b6; /* Cameo Pink */
--blue-violet: #6450a1; /* Blue Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 116 */
@theme {
--color-cameo-pink: #e0b3b6;
--color-blue-violet: #6450a1;
}
{
"id": 116,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cameo Pink",
"hex": "#e0b3b6",
"rgb": [
224,
179,
182
],
"cmyk": [
10,
32,
19,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Blue Violet",
"hex": "#6450a1",
"rgb": [
100,
80,
161
],
"cmyk": [
72,
80,
0,
0
]
}
]
}