Ember Descent color palette
Ember Descent is a 4-color palette drawing on neutrals and purples. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 19% (#20100A, very dark) to 94% (#F3E9E5, very light), and its most saturated color, #732D7E, is vivid. Its colors are too low in chroma to lean warm or cool. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged sunset, warm, purple, gray and muted.
- Rich Navy #20100A
- Purple #732D7E
- Dim Gray #62544F
- Gainsboro #F3E9E5
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Navy | #20100A | rgb(32, 16, 10) | hsl(16, 52%, 8%) | oklch(19.4% 0.03 41.2) |
| Purple | #732D7E | rgb(115, 45, 126) | hsl(292, 47%, 34%) | oklch(43.1% 0.145 322) |
| Dim Gray | #62544F | rgb(98, 84, 79) | hsl(16, 11%, 35%) | oklch(45.8% 0.02 40.7) |
| Gainsboro | #F3E9E5 | rgb(243, 233, 229) | hsl(17, 37%, 93%) | oklch(94.1% 0.012 43.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Ember Descent, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F3E9E5 on #20100A | 15.44:1 | AAA | Lc -94.0 |
| #F3E9E5 on #732D7E | 7.32:1 | AAA | Lc -80.7 |
| #F3E9E5 on #62544F | 6.07:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 |
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/20100a-732d7e-62544f-f3e9e5.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.