Softworn Archive color palette — #E4D9F8 · #C490EB · #B85CDA · #9C1EA9 · #4C0F49
Orchid and Orchid set the tone — five colors that lean into creativity and energy.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E4D9F8): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Wisteria (#C490EB): A luminous, balanced violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Orchid (#B85CDA): A luminous, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Orchid (#9C1EA9): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Royal Purple (#4C0F49): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
Feels like: Creativity, Energy. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Archive 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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