Blue
Lilac
Warm Gray

No. 143

3-color combination

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Colors

Blue

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Lilac

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Warm Gray

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 143 in use

The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 143 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 64 (range 53–71)
Colorfulness 0.081

Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBlueLilacWarm Gray

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

Cool

  • BlueCool
  • LilacCool
  • Warm GrayNeutral

Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.

Distinctness

ΔE 29

Closest pair ΔE 29.1 · average ΔE 33.2

CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Warm Gray on Blue (2.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBlue · Lilac1.8:1Low17 / 19
AaAaBlue · Warm Gray2.1:1Low24 / 25
AaAaLilac · Warm Gray1.2:1Low0 / 0

WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 143 */
:root {
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
  --lilac: #b984af; /* Lilac */
  --warm-gray: #a1a39a; /* Warm Gray */
}

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