Softworn Byzantium color palette — #E6DAFC · #8B00EE · #6B5A00 · #004821 · #110025
A conversation between Violet and Olive, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E6DAFC): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Violet (#8B00EE): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Olive (#6B5A00): A full-bodied, balanced green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Forest (#004821): A deep, shadowed, balanced teal — the color of shallow lagoons.
- Ink (#110025): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn Byzantium 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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