Softworn Byzantium color palette — #E1DCF1 · #8F40AF · #80005E · #4D001A · #210001
Plum takes the lead with Mulberry close behind in a set that reads as creativity and warmth at first glance.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E1DCF1): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Plum (#8F40AF): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Mulberry (#80005E): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Espresso (#4D001A): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Ink (#210001): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
Feels like: Creativity, Warmth, Comfort, Balance. Tagged warm.
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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