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  "generated": "2026-04-27T21:30:46.153Z",
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    "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/",
    "@id": "https://colorcombinations.org/#organization"
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  "lede": "Sora, asagi, hanada, ruri, kon — the full Japanese blue spectrum.",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/green-blue.json"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/dull-violet-black.json"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/dusky-green.json"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/helvetia-blue.json"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/dark-tyrian-blue.json"
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      "slug": "deep-indigo",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/deep-indigo.json"
    },
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      "slug": "grayish-lavender-a",
      "name": "Grayish Lavender - A",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/grayish-lavender-a.json"
    },
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      "slug": "nile-blue",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/nile-blue.json"
    },
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      "slug": "olympic-blue",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/olympic-blue.json"
    },
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      "slug": "vandar-poel-s-blue",
      "name": "Vandar Poel's Blue",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/vandar-poel-s-blue.json"
    },
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      "slug": "deep-slate-green",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/deep-slate-green.json"
    },
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      "slug": "venice-green",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/venice-green.json"
    },
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      "slug": "blue-violet",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/blue-violet/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/blue-violet.json"
    },
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      "slug": "dark-medici-blue",
      "name": "Dark Medici Blue",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/dark-medici-blue/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/dark-medici-blue.json"
    },
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      "slug": "dark-soft-violet",
      "name": "Dark Soft Violet",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/dark-soft-violet/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/dark-soft-violet.json"
    },
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      "slug": "kon",
      "name": "Kon",
      "nameJa": "紺",
      "hex": "#1B2A4E",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/kon/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/kon.json"
    },
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      "slug": "light-porcelain-green",
      "name": "Light Porcelain Green",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/light-porcelain-green/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/light-porcelain-green.json"
    },
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      "slug": "ai",
      "name": "Ai",
      "nameJa": "藍",
      "hex": "#1C3D5A",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/ai.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "artemesia-green",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/artemesia-green.json"
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      "slug": "asagi",
      "name": "Asagi",
      "nameJa": "浅葱",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/asagi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/asagi.json"
    },
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      "slug": "peacock-blue",
      "name": "Peacock Blue",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/peacock-blue.json"
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      "slug": "ao",
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      "nameJa": "青",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/ao.json"
    },
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      "slug": "edo-murasaki",
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      "nameJa": "江戸紫",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/edo-murasaki.json"
    },
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      "slug": "gunj",
      "name": "Gunjō",
      "nameJa": "群青",
      "hex": "#264A6B",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/gunj.json"
    },
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      "slug": "hanada",
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      "nameJa": "縹",
      "hex": "#3C6E8F",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hanada/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/hanada.json"
    },
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      "slug": "kiky",
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      "nameJa": "桔梗",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/kiky.json"
    },
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      "slug": "mizu-iro",
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      "nameJa": "水色",
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/mizu-iro/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/mizu-iro.json"
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      "slug": "ruri",
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      "nameJa": "瑠璃",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/colors/ruri.json"
    },
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      "slug": "sora",
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      "nameJa": "空",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/gunjo-gofun.json"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/ruri-gofun.json"
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      "slug": "ao-shiro",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/ao-shiro.json"
    },
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      "slug": "sora-shu",
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        "#F4EEE0"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/sora-shu.json"
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      "slug": "hanada-gin",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/hanada-gin.json"
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        "#F3EBDA",
        "#2B2B2B"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kon-kinari.json"
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      "slug": "wada-015-benzol-green-grayish-lavender-a",
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        "#5a82b3"
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      "slug": "wada-049-pale-king-s-blue-blue",
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        "#006eb8"
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      "slug": "wada-054-benzol-green-light-glaucous-blue",
      "title": "Benzol Green & Light Glaucous Blue",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-054-benzol-green-light-glaucous-blue.json"
    },
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      "slug": "wada-067-olympic-blue-dark-tyrian-blue",
      "title": "Olympic Blue & Dark Tyrian Blue",
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        "#5a82b3",
        "#12354e"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-067-olympic-blue-dark-tyrian-blue.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-075-pale-king-s-blue-violet-blue",
      "title": "Pale King's Blue & Violet Blue",
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        "#a7d4e4",
        "#40456a"
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-075-pale-king-s-blue-violet-blue/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-075-pale-king-s-blue-violet-blue.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-106-antwarp-blue-dull-violet-black",
      "title": "Antwarp Blue & Dull Violet Black",
      "colors": [
        "#007190",
        "#1e0e3f"
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-106-antwarp-blue-dull-violet-black/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-106-antwarp-blue-dull-violet-black.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-119-light-glaucous-blue-dark-tyrian-blue",
      "title": "Light Glaucous Blue & Dark Tyrian Blue",
      "colors": [
        "#a5c8d1",
        "#12354e"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-119-light-glaucous-blue-dark-tyrian-blue/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-119-light-glaucous-blue-dark-tyrian-blue.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-139-salvia-blue-deep-indigo",
      "title": "Salvia Blue & Deep Indigo +1",
      "colors": [
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        "#051230",
        "#b6bfc1"
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      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-139-salvia-blue-deep-indigo/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-139-salvia-blue-deep-indigo.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-143-blue-lilac",
      "title": "Blue & Lilac +1",
      "colors": [
        "#006eb8",
        "#b984af",
        "#a1a39a"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-143-blue-lilac.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-187-helvetia-blue-grayish-lavender-b",
      "title": "Helvetia Blue & Grayish Lavender - B +1",
      "colors": [
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        "#c0a9b3",
        "#a36aa5"
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-187-helvetia-blue-grayish-lavender-b.json"
    },
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      "slug": "wada-218-helvetia-blue-grayish-lavender-a",
      "title": "Helvetia Blue & Grayish Lavender - A +1",
      "colors": [
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        "#b5b1d8",
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      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-218-helvetia-blue-grayish-lavender-a.json"
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      "slug": "indigo",
      "title": "Indigo Color Palettes",
      "tagline": "From ruri to kon — the deep blue tradition of Japanese textile.",
      "accentHex": "#1B2A4E",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/indigo/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/indigo.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "blue",
      "title": "Blue Color Palettes",
      "tagline": "From sky blue to midnight indigo — the full Japanese blue spectrum.",
      "accentHex": "#3E6A9F",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/blue/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/blue.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "winter",
      "title": "Winter Color Palettes",
      "tagline": "Deep indigo, ink black, frost white — the quietest register of the Japanese year.",
      "accentHex": "#2B3D5C",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/winter/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/winter.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "teal",
      "title": "Teal Color Palettes",
      "tagline": "The blue-green that named itself after a bird — and the Japanese colors that own that space.",
      "accentHex": "#2A8B8B",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/teal/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/teal.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "navy",
      "title": "Navy Blue Color Palettes",
      "tagline": "The deep blue of indigo-dyed cloth and night harbors.",
      "accentHex": "#1B2E5E",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/navy/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/navy.json"
    }
  ],
  "otherHues": [
    {
      "hue": "red",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/red/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/red.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "orange",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/orange/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/orange.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "yellow",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/yellow/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/yellow.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "brown",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/brown/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/brown.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "pink",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/pink/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/pink.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "green",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/green/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/green.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "purple",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/purple/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/purple.json"
    },
    {
      "hue": "neutral",
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/colors/hue/neutral/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/hue/neutral.json"
    }
  ],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "source": "Sanzo Wada (1933) — Dictionary of Color Combinations"
}