Showa era
Yellow & Deep Lyons Blue
Plate 22 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Yellow, Deep Lyons Blue.
#1c4286
blue · 10 palettes
Deep Lyons Blue
About Deep Lyons Blue
Deep Lyons Blue is a deep, vivid blue tone. Its hex value is #1c4286 — that is
RGB 28, 66, 134, or HSL 218°, 65%, 32%.
It holds 9.7:1 contrast against white, so Deep Lyons Blue works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 9.7:1; on black 2.2:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Deep Lyons Blue appears in 10 combinations — most often paired with Yellow, Diamine Green and Cameo Pink.
Palettes with Deep Lyons Blue
Deep Lyons Blue appears in 10 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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