Combination 48 is a vivid color combination of 2 colors, combination 48 in Sanzo Wada's A Dictionary of Colour Combinations (1933–34): Rosolanc Purple #B73F74, Helvetia Blue #005B8D. No two of its colors make readable body text (best pair 1.38:1). Some colors get hard to tell apart with color blindness (closest pair ΔE00 8). All of them print on coated paper (FOGRA39).
Colors converted from the book's printed CMYK by Matt DesLauriers, after Dain M. Blodorn Kim (MIT).
The colors
Best text pair
The quick brown fox#B73F74 on #005B8D · WCAG 1.38:1 · APCA Lc -8.1
Color blindness
Normal
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
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