Sunlit Byzantium color palette — #E1DCF9 · #B301C5 · #90002D · #412400 · #0C0037
A conversation between Orchid and Wine, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Thistle (#E1DCF9): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Orchid (#B301C5): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Wine (#90002D): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of late-summer berries.
- Espresso (#412400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Deep Indigo (#0C0037): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Sunlit 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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