Ancient Lapis color palette — #E0E9FF · #3853E8 · #784E00 · #180BA5 · #0B0500
A conversation between Iris and Indigo, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Frost (#E0E9FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Iris (#3853E8): A full-bodied, vivid violet — the color of wild irises.
- Bronze (#784E00): A full-bodied, balanced gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
- Indigo (#180BA5): A deep, shadowed, vivid violet — the color of a velvet chair.
- Ink (#0B0500): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Lapis 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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