Charred Lapis color palette — #DDE6FB · #4732D3 · #493400 · #002114 · #000201

A conversation between Iris and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Frost (#DDE6FB): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Iris (#4732D3): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
• Espresso (#493400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#002114): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
• Black (#000201): quiet, heavy and certain.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Depth, Luxury. Tagged dark, vibrant.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Charred Lapis 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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