Shadow Plum color palette — #F5DFF6 · #C70040 · #431E03 · #19091A · #050208

A conversation between Ruby and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of optimism and energy.

The five colors

• Blush (#F5DFF6): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Ruby (#C70040): A full-bodied, vivid red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Espresso (#431E03): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of old brass.
• Ink (#19091A): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of peonies in June.
• Ink (#050208): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow Plum 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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