Pomegranate Purple
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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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 55 (range 28–81)
Colorfulness 0.102
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
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.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 26
Closest pair ΔE 26.3 · average ΔE 48.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cobalt Green on Deep Slate Green (8.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPomegranate Purple · Cobalt Green | 3.6:1AA large | 46 / 48 |
| AaAaPomegranate Purple · Green Blue | 1.7:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaPomegranate Purple · Deep Slate Green | 2.3:1Low | 18 / 19 |
| AaAaCobalt Green · Green Blue | 2.2:1Low | 34 / 31 |
| AaAaCobalt Green · Deep Slate Green | 8.2:1AAA | 67 / 67 |
| AaAaGreen Blue · Deep Slate Green | 3.8:1AA large | 33 / 34 |
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. 271 */
:root {
--pomegranate-purple: #b71f57; /* Pomegranate Purple */
--cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
--green-blue: #099197; /* Green Blue */
--deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 271 */
@theme {
--color-pomegranate-purple: #b71f57;
--color-cobalt-green: #96d1aa;
--color-green-blue: #099197;
--color-deep-slate-green: #112f2c;
}
{
"id": 271,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pomegranate Purple",
"hex": "#b71f57",
"rgb": [
183,
31,
87
],
"cmyk": [
23,
100,
50,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Cobalt Green",
"hex": "#96d1aa",
"rgb": [
150,
209,
170
],
"cmyk": [
42,
0,
42,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Green Blue",
"hex": "#099197",
"rgb": [
9,
145,
151
],
"cmyk": [
82,
24,
40,
3
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Green",
"hex": "#112f2c",
"rgb": [
17,
47,
44
],
"cmyk": [
80,
50,
60,
70
]
}
]
}