Merlot and Wine color palette
Merlot and Wine is a 6-color palette drawing on reds and purples. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 27% (#490B19, dark) to 94% (#F3E5FF, very light), and its most saturated color, #C576B5, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 6 chromatic colors sit on the warm side of the hue wheel. 6 of its 15 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged warm, gradient, purple and red.
- Jet #490B19
- Maroon #762946
- Auburn #A14C7C
- English Lavender #C576B5
- Cherry Blossom Pink #E4A6EC
- Gainsboro #F3E5FF
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #490B19 | rgb(73, 11, 25) | hsl(346, 74%, 16%) | oklch(27% 0.091 13.4) |
| Maroon | #762946 | rgb(118, 41, 70) | hsl(337, 48%, 31%) | oklch(40.3% 0.112 0.1) |
| Auburn | #A14C7C | rgb(161, 76, 124) | hsl(326, 36%, 46%) | oklch(53.8% 0.126 347.2) |
| English Lavender | #C576B5 | rgb(197, 118, 181) | hsl(312, 41%, 62%) | oklch(67.2% 0.127 334.7) |
| Cherry Blossom Pink | #E4A6EC | rgb(228, 166, 236) | hsl(293, 65%, 79%) | oklch(80.6% 0.117 322.7) |
| Gainsboro | #F3E5FF | rgb(243, 229, 255) | hsl(272, 100%, 95%) | oklch(94.1% 0.038 309.6) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Merlot and Wine, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F3E5FF on #490B19 | 12.98:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 |
| #490B19 on #E4A6EC | 8.15:1 | AAA | Lc 63.1 |
| #F3E5FF on #762946 | 8.03:1 | AAA | Lc -82.3 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/490b19-762946-a14c7c-c576b5-e4a6ec-f3e5ff.json.
Make it your own
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