Shadow Study color palette — #E4E4F8 · #6D00A6 · #672B11 · #210C18 · #0E0011

A conversation between Plum and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Frost (#E4E4F8): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Plum (#6D00A6): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Rust (#672B11): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
• Ink (#210C18): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
• Ink (#0E0011): A deep, shadowed, dusty pink — the color of neon signs at night.

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

Use it as a design system

One click turns Shadow Study 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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