Deep indigo, soft silver, bamboo green, and the pale pastels of paper wishes hung on summer branches — the colours of a Japanese star festival.
Tanabata — the Star Festival — celebrates the once-yearly meeting of two star deities, Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair), separated by the Milky Way and allowed to cross it only on the seventh night of the seventh month. People write their wishes on tanzaku — small strips of coloured paper — and hang them on bamboo branches alongside paper decorations. The palette reflects the occasion: the deep indigo of the night sky, the silver of stars and the Milky Way, the green of the bamboo that holds the wishes, and the pale pastels of the tanzaku themselves — pink, yellow, pale blue, soft green — each wish a small colour hung in the summer air.
#3a427e
RGB(58, 66, 126) · hsl(233, 37%, 36%)
This dark blue sits at the muted end of its family.
When Thick Bay within Bridging →#86b0d5
RGB(134, 176, 213) · hsl(208, 48%, 68%)
This light blue sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Beauteous Blaze circa the Floating →#51b33d
RGB(81, 179, 61) · hsl(110, 49%, 47%)
A medium, moderate green with a quiet presence.
The Bay Against Warm-hued Fitting →#9526ab
RGB(149, 38, 171) · hsl(290, 64%, 41%)
This medium magenta sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Lingering Bluff under Stirring →#4968c5
RGB(73, 104, 197) · hsl(225, 52%, 53%)
This medium blue sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Constant Bluff out the Hedging →:root { --tanabata-1: #3a427e; --tanabata-2: #86b0d5; --tanabata-3: #51b33d; --tanabata-4: #9526ab; --tanabata-5: #4968c5;}