Softworn Cobalt color palette — #DDF0FF · #6074B8 · #5E4478 · #451F00 · #150F00

A conversation between Slate and Charcoal Brown, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.

The five colors

• Frost (#DDF0FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
• Slate (#6074B8): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
• Charcoal Brown (#5E4478): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
• Espresso (#451F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.
• Ink (#150F00): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.

Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Cobalt 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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