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  "schema": "colorcombinations-collection/v1",
  "slug": "dark-academia",
  "title": "Dark Academia Color Palettes",
  "tagline": "Library stacks, aged leather, candlelight, and the romantic weight of deep study.",
  "description": "Dark academia is the aesthetic of old libraries, burgundy wainscoting, parchment under candlelight, and the deep forest greens of collegiate architecture. It's an aesthetic that Wada's 1933 catalog anticipates in remarkable ways: the deep crimson of 'enji' (臙脂 — cochineal red), the ink-and-pine-needle combination of 'matsuba' (松葉) with 'sumi' (墨), the layered near-navy of 'kon' with aged warm tones, the deep grey-purple of 'edo-murasaki'. These combinations carry that specific quality of intellectual romance — the beauty of things that have accumulated depth over decades. Reference material for editorial publishing, academic branding, heritage fashion, independent bookshops, and any project where the brief could reasonably include the word 'Oxbridge.'",
  "keywords": [
    "dark academia color palette",
    "dark academic aesthetic colors",
    "gothic academia color scheme",
    "scholarly color palette",
    "dark moody color combinations"
  ],
  "accentHex": "#5C3A2E",
  "paletteCount": 12,
  "palettes": [
    {
      "slug": "kurenai-kon",
      "title": "Crimson & Navy",
      "titleJa": "紅と紺",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "solemn",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#9A2A2A",
        "#1B2A4E",
        "#F4EEE0"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kurenai-kon/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kurenai-kon.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "enji-matsuba",
      "title": "Crimson Lake & Pine",
      "titleJa": "臙脂と松葉",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn",
        "warm"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#9E2B3D",
        "#3B5133",
        "#F8F4E9",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/enji-matsuba/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/enji-matsuba.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "moegi-sumi",
      "title": "Spring Green & Ink",
      "titleJa": "萌黄と墨",
      "dominantHue": "green",
      "moods": [
        "austere",
        "refined",
        "serene"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#A7C957",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#F8F4E9"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/moegi-sumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/moegi-sumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "entan-sumi",
      "title": "Red Lead & Ink",
      "titleJa": "鉛丹と墨",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#C8411D",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/entan-sumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/entan-sumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "fuji-ai",
      "title": "Wisteria & Indigo",
      "titleJa": "藤と藍",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "serene",
        "refined",
        "cool"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#B5A6C9",
        "#1C3D5A",
        "#F4EEE0"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/fuji-ai/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/fuji-ai.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "edo-murasaki-nezumi",
      "title": "Edo Purple & Mouse Grey",
      "titleJa": "江戸紫と鼠",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "cool",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#5E4A8C",
        "#8A8A8A",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#F8F4E9"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/edo-murasaki-nezumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/edo-murasaki-nezumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "asagi-shu",
      "title": "Pale Blue & Vermillion",
      "titleJa": "浅葱と朱",
      "dominantHue": "blue",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn",
        "refined"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#6B9BB0",
        "#D8453A",
        "#F4EEE0",
        "#2B2B2B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/asagi-shu/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/asagi-shu.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "murasaki-gin",
      "title": "Royal Purple & Silver",
      "titleJa": "紫と銀",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "solemn",
        "cool"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#7A4E8F",
        "#BCBCBE",
        "#2B2B2B",
        "#F4EEE0"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/murasaki-gin/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/murasaki-gin.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "akane-tokiwa",
      "title": "Madder Red & Evergreen",
      "titleJa": "茜と常磐",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "earthy",
        "bold",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#B23B3B",
        "#344E3D",
        "#EAE1CC",
        "#2B2B2B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/akane-tokiwa/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/akane-tokiwa.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ruri-gofun",
      "title": "Lapis & Chalk",
      "titleJa": "瑠璃と胡粉",
      "dominantHue": "blue",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "serene",
        "refined"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#1E4B8A",
        "#F4EEE0",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/ruri-gofun/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/ruri-gofun.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kikyo-sumi",
      "title": "Bellflower & Ink",
      "titleJa": "桔梗と墨",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "refined",
        "cool"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#5B4B8A",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#BCBCBE"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kikyo-sumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kikyo-sumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "hanada-gin",
      "title": "Indigo Blue & Silver",
      "titleJa": "縹と銀",
      "dominantHue": "blue",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "cool",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#3C6E8F",
        "#BCBCBE",
        "#F8F4E9"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/hanada-gin/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/hanada-gin.json"
    }
  ],
  "urls": {
    "canonical": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/dark-academia/",
    "embed": "https://colorcombinations.org/embed/collection/dark-academia/",
    "openGraph": "https://colorcombinations.org/og/collections/dark-academia.svg",
    "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/dark-academia.json"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 (attribution: colorcombinations.org)",
  "source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations (1933 · six volumes)"
}