Moonless Byzantium color palette — #F8E4E7 · #9829A4 · #391B14 · #17070A · #040103
A conversation between Plum and Espresso, giving this palette its sense of creativity and energy.
The five colors
- Rose Water (#F8E4E7): A whisper-light, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Plum (#9829A4): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of neon signs at night.
- Espresso (#391B14): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of autumn markets.
- Ink (#17070A): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Black (#040103): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Creativity, Energy, Sophistication, Depth, Luxury. Tagged noir, dark, luxury, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Moonless 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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