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Japanese violet

#5B3256

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Japanese violet (#5B3256) is a deep jewel-toned shade that appears across 2 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Roderic O'Conor, and Arthur Rackham and the Impressionism tradition. Master painters paired it most often with Frostbite (#E936A7), Desert sand (#EDC9AF), and Khaki (#C3B091). The combination forms a saturated, ceremonial chord, spans a mixed temperature range, with a sharp light/dark contrast that lets the lighter companions read as highlights.

Artworks Featuring This Color

Study of scene design for "Night on Bald Mountain" palette card
Study of scene design for "Night on Bald Mountain"
Nicholas Roerich
The white pierrot (Jean Renoir) palette card
The white pierrot (Jean Renoir)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1901
The rock temples palette card
The rock temples
Nicholas Roerich
Algoma Hill palette card
Algoma Hill
Lawren Harris · 1920
River Landscape by Moonlight palette card
River Landscape by Moonlight
George Henry · 1887
At Saint-Valery-sur-Somme palette card
At Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Edgar Degas · 1896

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Japanese violet

2 palettes where Japanese violet appears prominently — one per artist.

Roderic O'Conor Palette 6 - Muted Caramel

Roderic O'Conor

16.6% Japanese violet

Arthur Rackham Palette 9 - Muted Gamboge

Arthur Rackham

16.3% Japanese violet

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