Ancient Lapis Lantern color palette — #F2E1DF · #6049C4 · #531C76 · #42000A · #050013
Iris takes the lead with Royal Purple close behind in a set that reads as creativity and balance at first glance.
The five colors
- Parchment (#F2E1DF): a clean, paper-quiet neutral.
- Iris (#6049C4): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Royal Purple (#531C76): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Espresso (#42000A): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Ink (#050013): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Lapis Lantern 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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