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Showa era · refined · warm · bold

Carmine & Grayish Lavender - A +2

Plate 307 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Carmine, Grayish Lavender - A, Aconite Violet, Cotinga Purple.

Carmine

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Grayish Lavender - A

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Aconite Violet

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Cotinga Purple

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About this combination

Combination 307 of 348 in Wada's six-volume 1933 work. A 4-colour grouping of Carmine, Grayish Lavender - A, Aconite Violet, Cotinga Purple, as documented in the original plates.

Historical context

Plate 307 of Wada's 348 anchors Carmine, Grayish Lavender - A, Aconite Violet and Cotinga Purple in the red family — a 4-colour grouping with a refined, warm, bold character, recorded in the Showa-era volumes of Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, where these shikisai names have sat in the public domain for generations. Its strongest pairing — Grayish Lavender - A on Cotinga Purple — reaches a contrast ratio of 6.74:1, meeting the WCAG AA bar for body text, so it holds up for text-on-colour layouts as well as decorative use.

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