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Violet Dreams

Violet Dreams

8-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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Violet Dreams

8-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 8 colors Warm Mixed Complementary pink black blue purple
Likes 34
Colors 8

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #EDE9D5;
  --c-earthy-2: #D4BFBA;
  --c-earthy-3: #A87183;
  --c-earthy-4: #5E405E;
  --c-earthy-5: #231B45;
  --c-earthy-6: #132533;
  --c-earthy-7: #011C1C;
  --c-earthy-8: #000000;
}

About this palette

This 8-color earthy palette runs from Italian Lace (#EDE9D5) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Italian Lace, Salmon Smoke, Never Forget, Hortensia, Azulado, Fog of War, Stellar Explorer and Black into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 28 color pairings, 12 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #EDE9D5 on #000000 at 17.22:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Italian Lace #EDE9D5
RGB
rgb(237, 233, 213)
HSL
hsl(50, 40%, 88%)
Luminance
0.811
Salmon Smoke #D4BFBA
RGB
rgb(212, 191, 186)
HSL
hsl(12, 23%, 78%)
Luminance
0.548
Never Forget #A87183
RGB
rgb(168, 113, 131)
HSL
hsl(340, 24%, 55%)
Luminance
0.218
Hortensia #5E405E
RGB
rgb(94, 64, 94)
HSL
hsl(300, 19%, 31%)
Luminance
0.069
Azulado #231B45
RGB
rgb(35, 27, 69)
HSL
hsl(251, 44%, 19%)
Luminance
0.016
Fog of War #132533
RGB
rgb(19, 37, 51)
HSL
hsl(206, 46%, 14%)
Luminance
0.017
Stellar Explorer #011C1C
RGB
rgb(1, 28, 28)
HSL
hsl(180, 93%, 6%)
Luminance
0.009
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000

Contrast & accessibility

12 of 28 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #EDE9D5 on #000000 17.22:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9D5 on #011C1C 14.54:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9D5 on #231B45 13.10:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9D5 on #132533 12.85:1 AAA
Aa #D4BFBA on #000000 11.96:1 AAA
Aa #D4BFBA on #011C1C 10.10:1 AAA
Aa #D4BFBA on #231B45 9.10:1 AAA
Aa #D4BFBA on #132533 8.93:1 AAA
Aa #EDE9D5 on #5E405E 7.26:1 AAA
Aa #A87183 on #000000 5.35:1 AA
Aa #D4BFBA on #5E405E 5.04:1 AA
Aa #A87183 on #011C1C 4.52:1 AA
Aa #A87183 on #231B45 4.07:1 AA Large
Aa #A87183 on #132533 4.00:1 AA Large
Aa #EDE9D5 on #A87183 3.22:1 AA Large
Aa #5E405E on #000000 2.37:1 Fail
Aa #A87183 on #5E405E 2.26:1 Fail
Aa #D4BFBA on #A87183 2.23:1 Fail
Aa #5E405E on #011C1C 2.00:1 Fail
Aa #5E405E on #231B45 1.80:1 Fail
Aa #5E405E on #132533 1.77:1 Fail
Aa #EDE9D5 on #D4BFBA 1.44:1 Fail
Aa #132533 on #000000 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #231B45 on #000000 1.31:1 Fail
Aa #011C1C on #000000 1.18:1 Fail
Aa #132533 on #011C1C 1.13:1 Fail
Aa #231B45 on #011C1C 1.11:1 Fail
Aa #231B45 on #132533 1.02:1 Fail

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