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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
Book of Life palette card
Book of Life
Nicholas Roerich · 1939
Flying Carpet palette card
Flying Carpet
Nicholas Roerich · 1916
Waterloo Bridge, Overcast Weather palette card
Waterloo Bridge, Overcast Weather
Claude Monet · 1899
The white pierrot (Jean Renoir) palette card
The white pierrot (Jean Renoir)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1901
Himalayas (study). Holy Himalayas palette card
Himalayas (study). Holy Himalayas
Nicholas Roerich · 1934

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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