Showa era
Isabella Color & Red Violet
Plate 4 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Isabella Color, Red Violet.
#59256a
purple · 8 palettes
Red Violet
About Red Violet
Red Violet is a deep, muted purple tone. Its hex value is #59256a — that is
RGB 89, 37, 106, or HSL 285°, 48%, 28%.
It holds 11.1:1 contrast against white, so Red Violet works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 11.1:1; on black 1.9:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Red Violet appears in 8 combinations — most often paired with Dull Viridian Green, Isabella Color and Brick Red.
Palettes with Red Violet
Red Violet appears in 8 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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