Ancient Iris color palette — #EBF5EE · #49A3B8 · #8C74B6 · #794C73 · #16271D
Slate Blue takes the lead with Cyan close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.
The five colors
- Cream (#EBF5EE): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Cyan (#49A3B8): A luminous, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Slate Blue (#8C74B6): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Graphite (#794C73): A full-bodied, balanced pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Onyx (#16271D): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Iris into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.
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