Ancient Onyx color palette — #DBF0FF · #5D7FAE · #3E456C · #38002C · #050001

Deep Indigo takes the lead with Slate close behind in a set that reads as trust and stability at first glance.

The five colors

• Frost (#DBF0FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Slate (#5D7FAE): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Navy (#3E456C): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Deep Indigo (#38002C): A deep, shadowed, balanced pink — the color of a candy shop window.
• Black (#050001): A deep, shadowed, dusty red — the color of a theater curtain.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Ancient Onyx 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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