iro Traditional Japanese Colors
Purple

紫鼠

Murasaki-nezu
Purple Grey

Imperial purple softened almost to grey — the essence of Edo iki.

Color codes

HEX
#776A77
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RGB
rgb(119, 106, 119)
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HSL
hsl(300, 6%, 44%)
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CMYK
cmyk(0, 11, 0, 53)
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Origin

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.

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