Ancient Byzantium color palette — #F0F5FF · #7171FF · #941CA0 · #553300 · #000706
A conversation between Plum and Periwinkle, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Ivory (#F0F5FF): bright and airy, almost weightless.
- Periwinkle (#7171FF): A luminous, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Plum (#941CA0): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Cocoa (#553300): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
- Ink (#000706): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged jewel, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient 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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