Pale King's Blue
Blue

No. 49

2-color combination

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Colors

Blue

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

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Combination No. 49 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 contrastBlue · 3.4:1

Harmony in contrastPale King's Blue · 3.4:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 68 (range 53–84)
Colorfulness 0.097

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale King's BlueBlue

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Cool

  • Pale King's BlueCool
  • BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 34

Closest pair ΔE 34.3 · average ΔE 34.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Blue (3.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale King's Blue · Blue3.4:1AA large50 / 47

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 49 */
:root {
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}

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