Rosolane Purple
Helvetia Blue

No. 48

2-color combination

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Colors

Combination No. 48 in use

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

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Combination No. 48 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 & vivid

Lightness 50 (range 45–55)
Colorfulness 0.136

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRosolane PurpleHelvetia Blue

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

Warm & cool

  • Rosolane PurpleWarm
  • Helvetia BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 42

Closest pair ΔE 42.3 · average ΔE 42.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Rosolane Purple on Helvetia Blue (1.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRosolane Purple · Helvetia Blue1.4:1Low8 / 7

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 48 */
:root {
  --rosolane-purple: #b73f74; /* Rosolane Purple */
  --helvetia-blue: #005b8d; /* Helvetia Blue */
}

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