Eggplant Navy

Deep purple-navy like an eggplant, calm and everyday

HEX#3E2A4E

RGBrgb(62, 42, 78)

HSLhsl(273, 30%, 24%)

HSVhsv(273, 46%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 46%, 0%, 69%)

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RGBArgba(62, 42, 78, 1)

HSLAhsla(273, 30%, 24%, 1)

OKLCHoklch(58.3%, 0.062, 312)

LCHlch(50.9%, 23.5, 298)

🎨 Color Palettes

Analogous2-3 adjacent hues (≤60°)

Triadic3 hues spaced 120° apart

Split ComplementaryMain color + colors adjacent to its complement

Complementary2 hues spaced 180° apart

Tetradic (Rectangle)4 hues forming a rectangle

MonochromaticSingle hue with varying saturation and lightness

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High Contrast Text

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Standard Text

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Large Text / UI Components

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Lightness VariationFixed hue and saturation, stepwise lightness adjustment ±30%

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Saturation VariationFixed hue and lightness, stepwise saturation adjustment ±30%

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Lightness + Saturation Mixed VariationSimultaneous lightness and saturation adjustment

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Hue Fine-TuningFixed saturation and lightness, stepwise hue fine-tuning ±15°

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💡 Use Cases

🧥

Everyday Kimono

Wool or cotton kimono coats with a very high daily wearing frequency, versatile and non-ostentatious.

🍆

Pickled Goods Packaging

Packaging design for traditional pickled items like rice bran pickled eggplants, reflecting a vintage, simple palate.

🎒

Student Backpacks

The standard color for leather backpacks used by male Japanese middle schoolers, symbolizing discipline and a spirit of endurance.

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Bookshop Aprons

Aprons and book covers in bookstores, fostering a quiet, undisturbed, deep reading environment.

📜 Origin & History

Eggplant Navy is an important member of the Japanese traditional 'Forty-Eight Teas and One Hundred Mice' color system. Named after the autumn eggplant, it belongs to the deep navy color family. During the Edo shogunate's 'Luxury Restriction Orders', commoners were forbidden from wearing flamboyant colors, making such simple, deep colors highly sought after.

Artisans of the time infused wisdom into dyeing. Eggplant Navy, though appearing plain, subtly reveals a hint of purple under sunlight. This 'refinement in poverty' was the essence of Edo aesthetics, demonstrating a philosophy of transforming limitations into elegance.

From the late Edo period to the Meiji era, Eggplant Navy was widely used in everyday kimono and work clothes. It was dirt-resistant and suited everyone, very fitting for commoners' labor and formal occasions, shaping the calm, resilient character of the Japanese people.

In modern fashion design, Eggplant Navy has never gone out of style due to its powerful slimming effect and versatile compatibility. The aesthetic core of brands like MUJI epitomizes this calm daily life, achieved by discarding superfluous decoration.

🧠 Color Psychology

Steady PragmatismDown-to-earth, focused on the essence of life, not pursuing superficial glamour.

Unadorned PerseverancePossesses great endurance, able to maintain focus and original intent in tedious daily life.

Contained Self-RestraintStrictly controls outward emotional display, emphasizing internal order and rigorous self-discipline.

Persistent ArtisanshipSeemingly simple, yet highly demanding in craftsmanship, reflecting the intense concentration of a master artisan.

Leisurely ContentmentEnjoys solitude or seclusion, preferring a tranquil lifestyle in harmony with nature.

Desireless StrengthHaving abandoned superfluous material desires, an inner calm, steadfast, and resolute power emerges.

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