Light Glaucous Blue
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
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.
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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & muted
Lightness 56 (range 32–81)
Colorfulness 0.050
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 58
Closest pair ΔE 58.3 · average ΔE 58.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Light Glaucous Blue on Dark Tyrian Blue (7.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Glaucous Blue · Dark Tyrian Blue | 7.2:1AAA | 64 / 64 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 119 */
:root {
--light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1; /* Light Glaucous Blue */
--dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e; /* Dark Tyrian Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 119 */
@theme {
--color-light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1;
--color-dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e;
}
{
"id": 119,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Glaucous Blue",
"hex": "#a5c8d1",
"rgb": [
165,
200,
209
],
"cmyk": [
35,
10,
14,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Tyrian Blue",
"hex": "#12354e",
"rgb": [
18,
53,
78
],
"cmyk": [
90,
66,
36,
50
]
}
]
}