Showa era
Vinaceous Tawny & Antwarp Blue
Plate 85 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Tawny, Antwarp Blue.
blue · 13 palettes
Antwarp Blue is a deep, vivid blue tone. Its hex value is #007190 — that is
RGB 0, 113, 144, or HSL 193°, 100%, 28%.
It holds 5.6:1 contrast against white, so Antwarp Blue works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 5.6:1; on black 3.8:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Antwarp Blue appears in 13 combinations — most often paired with Vinaceous Tawny, Olive and Dull Violet Black.
Antwarp Blue appears in 13 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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