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Fujimurasaki

藤紫 · Wisteria purple

Fujimurasaki is #875F9A, a colour of the purple and violet family. This page gives what can be worked out from the value itself.

Nearest named colours

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel
AnalogousIts neighbours
TriadicThree evenly spaced
Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

Contrast with text

White text 5.08:1passes AA
Black text 4.13:1large text only

Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.

Through colour-blind eyes

Typical vision
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
No colour

A simulation of how the colour may look with each kind of colour vision. Real vision varies from person to person.

Where this value comes from

Wikipedia: Traditional colors of Japan. A named colour is not a fixed standard, and other sources may give a slightly different value.

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.