Softworn Byzantium color palette — #EFDCEB · #6488F2 · #9C49B0 · #911C3A · #00141D

Built around Orchid, softened by Periwinkle — the whole palette hums with creativity and balance.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EFDCEB): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Periwinkle (#6488F2): A luminous, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Orchid (#9C49B0): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Wine (#911C3A): A full-bodied, balanced red — the color of late-summer berries.
• Ink (#00141D): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.

Feels like: Creativity, 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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