Ancient Indigo color palette — #D6E5F6 · #5F62BD · #5C2F75 · #402400 · #0F1E06
Cornflower Indigo takes the lead with Royal Purple close behind in a set that reads as optimism and creativity at first glance.
The five colors
- Frost (#D6E5F6): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Cornflower Indigo (#5F62BD): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Royal Purple (#5C2F75): A deep, shadowed, balanced violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Espresso (#402400): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of honey in a jar.
- Ink (#0F1E06): A deep, shadowed, dusty green — the color of fresh herbs.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Indigo 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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