Worn Byzantium color palette — #E4E2F3 · #974DA9 · #3C2A45 · #1F1D2A · #0E0B12

Orchid takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as creativity and sophistication at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#E4E2F3): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Orchid (#974DA9): A full-bodied, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Espresso (#3C2A45): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Onyx (#1F1D2A): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
• Ink (#0E0B12): 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 Worn 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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