Deep Violet / Plumbeous
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Dark & moderate
Lightness 47 (range 37–55)
Colorfulness 0.076
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
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.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
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.
AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Deep Violet / Plumbeous (2.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaDeep Violet / Plumbeous · Vernonia Purple | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaDeep Violet / Plumbeous · Red Violet | 2.3:1Low | 20 / 20 |
| AaAaVernonia Purple · Red Violet | 1.8:1Low | 12 / 12 |
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. 183 */
:root {
--deep-violet-plumbeous: #70727c; /* Deep Violet / Plumbeous */
--vernonia-purple: #8c4c62; /* Vernonia Purple */
--red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 183 */
@theme {
--color-deep-violet-plumbeous: #70727c;
--color-vernonia-purple: #8c4c62;
--color-red-violet: #59256a;
}
{
"id": 183,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Deep Violet / Plumbeous",
"hex": "#70727c",
"rgb": [
112,
114,
124
],
"cmyk": [
61,
52,
43,
7
]
},
{
"name": "Vernonia Purple",
"hex": "#8c4c62",
"rgb": [
140,
76,
98
],
"cmyk": [
42,
78,
46,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Red Violet",
"hex": "#59256a",
"rgb": [
89,
37,
106
],
"cmyk": [
76,
100,
25,
15
]
}
]
}