Softworn Indigo color palette — #EDDBE2 · #7E65AE · #42292E · #220E18 · #0B0408

A conversation between Slate and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of creativity and sophistication.

The five colors

• Shell Pink (#EDDBE2): A whisper-light, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Slate (#7E65AE): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Espresso (#42292E): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of embers at dusk.
• Ink (#220E18): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Ink (#0B0408): a grounded near-black with real depth.

Feels like: Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Indigo 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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