Showa era
Vistoris Lake & Cerulian Blue
Plate 63 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vistoris Lake, Cerulian Blue.
red · 6 palettes
Vistoris Lake is a deep, muted red tone. Its hex value is #6d4145 — that is
RGB 109, 65, 69, or HSL 355°, 25%, 34%.
It holds 8.4:1 contrast against white, so Vistoris Lake works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 8.4:1; on black 2.5:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Vistoris Lake appears in 6 combinations — most often paired with Cerulian Blue, Orange Rufous and Cameo Pink.
Vistoris Lake appears in 6 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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