Tempered Periwinkle color palette — #EBFAEE · #91A6DA · #816D94 · #6D5530 · #40475C
A conversation between Mauve and Slate, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Ivory (#EBFAEE): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Mauve (#91A6DA): A luminous, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Slate (#816D94): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Coffee (#6D5530): A full-bodied, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Charcoal (#40475C): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Tempered Periwinkle 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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