Deep Violet / Plumbeous
Vernonia Purple
Red Violet

No. 183

3-color combination

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 183 in use

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

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Combination No. 183 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

Dark & moderate

Lightness 47 (range 37–55)
Colorfulness 0.076

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessDeep Violet / PlumbeousVernonia PurpleRed Violet

Analogous

Neighboring hues on the color 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

  • Deep Violet / PlumbeousNeutral
  • Vernonia PurpleWarm
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 19

Closest pair ΔE 19.4 · average ΔE 23.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Deep Violet / Plumbeous (2.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaDeep Violet / Plumbeous · Vernonia Purple1.3:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDeep Violet / Plumbeous · Red Violet2.3:1Low20 / 20
AaAaVernonia Purple · Red Violet1.8:1Low12 / 12

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 183 */
:root {
  --deep-violet-plumbeous: #70727c; /* Deep Violet / Plumbeous */
  --vernonia-purple: #8c4c62; /* Vernonia Purple */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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