Purple
紫鼠
Murasaki-nezu
Purple Grey
Imperial purple softened almost to grey — the essence of Edo iki.
Color codes
HEX
#776A77
COPIEDRGB
rgb(119, 106, 119)
COPIEDHSL
hsl(300, 6%, 44%)
COPIEDCMYK
cmyk(0, 11, 0, 53)
COPIEDOrigin
Iki, the Edo townspeople's aesthetic of understated refinement, prized colors that looked like nothing until you looked twice. Murasaki-nezu is a textbook example — quiet, adult, and quietly expensive-looking.
Where you'll see it
Adult contemporary interiors, small-batch craft goods, iki-themed brands.
Contrast & accessibility
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Harmony palette
Computed from the color wheel — base, analogous (±30°), complementary, and triad. Click any swatch to copy.
Tip: analogous colors read as calm; complementary and triad add contrast for calls-to-action.