Ancient Petrol color palette — #E0E7FF · #6C60A3 · #503760 · #410010 · #170100
Slate takes the lead with Espresso close behind in a set that reads as creativity and balance at first glance.
The five colors
- Frost (#E0E7FF): A whisper-light, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Slate (#6C60A3): A full-bodied, balanced violet — the color of wild irises.
- Royal Purple (#503760): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
- Espresso (#410010): A deep, shadowed, balanced red — the color of a theater curtain.
- Ink (#170100): A deep, shadowed, dusty orange — the color of toasted spice.
Feels like: Creativity, Balance. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Petrol 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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