Pansy Purple
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Pansy Purple
Olive Ocher
Olympic Blue
Colors
Combination No. 157 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. 157 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 59 (range 39–78)
Colorfulness 0.122
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel.
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
- Pansy PurpleWarm
- Olive OcherWarm
- Olympic BlueCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 43
Closest pair ΔE 43.2 · average ΔE 55.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Olive Ocher on Pansy Purple (5.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPansy Purple · Olive Ocher | 5.2:1AA | 52 / 53 |
| AaAaPansy Purple · Olympic Blue | 2.6:1Low | 24 / 24 |
| AaAaOlive Ocher · Olympic Blue | 2.0:1Low | 28 / 26 |
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).
- No. 231Cameo Pink, Hay's Russet, Olympic Blue
- No. 186Hay's Russet, Ochraceous Salmon, Blue
- No. 124Pale Burnt Lake, Yellow Ocher, Olive Yellow
- No. 249Hay's Russet, Ecru, Olive Ocher, Dark Medici Blue
- No. 192Cream Yellow, Vandyke Brown, Deep Violet / Plumbeous
- No. 160Sulphine Yellow, Pale Raw Umber, Dark Medici Blue
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 157 */
:root {
--pansy-purple: #7d133a; /* Pansy Purple */
--olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
--olympic-blue: #5a82b3; /* Olympic Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 157 */
@theme {
--color-pansy-purple: #7d133a;
--color-olive-ocher: #d6b43e;
--color-olympic-blue: #5a82b3;
}
{
"id": 157,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pansy Purple",
"hex": "#7d133a",
"rgb": [
125,
19,
58
],
"cmyk": [
34,
100,
60,
34
]
},
{
"name": "Olive Ocher",
"hex": "#d6b43e",
"rgb": [
214,
180,
62
],
"cmyk": [
18,
26,
90,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olympic Blue",
"hex": "#5a82b3",
"rgb": [
90,
130,
179
],
"cmyk": [
69,
44,
10,
0
]
}
]
}