Ancient Violet color palette — #FFEBCC · #8C73E6 · #83277C · #322B00 · #070012
A conversation between Amethyst and Plum, giving this palette its sense of nature and growth.
The five colors
- Custard (#FFEBCC): A whisper-light, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Amethyst (#8C73E6): A luminous, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Plum (#83277C): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Espresso (#322B00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Ink (#070012): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Nature, Growth, Creativity, Balance. Tagged retro.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Violet 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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