Cherry Compote color palette
Cherry Compote is a 4-color palette drawing on purples, reds and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 40% (#6B2D5C, dark) to 97% (#FFF1F3, very light), and its most saturated color, #C73E6B, is vivid. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 2 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged food, bold, pink, red and warm.
- Purple #6B2D5C
- Auburn #8B1E4F
- Imperial Red #C73E6B
- Seashell #FFF1F3
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | #6B2D5C | rgb(107, 45, 92) | hsl(315, 41%, 30%) | oklch(40.1% 0.108 337.7) |
| Auburn | #8B1E4F | rgb(139, 30, 79) | hsl(333, 64%, 33%) | oklch(43.1% 0.149 358.5) |
| Imperial Red | #C73E6B | rgb(199, 62, 107) | hsl(340, 55%, 51%) | oklch(57.3% 0.176 4.6) |
| Seashell | #FFF1F3 | rgb(255, 241, 243) | hsl(351, 100%, 97%) | oklch(97% 0.015 7.5) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Cherry Compote, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FFF1F3 on #6B2D5C | 8.88:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 |
| #FFF1F3 on #8B1E4F | 7.98:1 | AAA | Lc -86.3 |
| #FFF1F3 on #C73E6B | 4.42:1 | AA large | Lc -70.9 |
Color vision
1 pair of colors come within ΔE 0.06 of each other under at least one simulation.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/6b2d5c-8b1e4f-c73e6b-fff1f3.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.