Orchid Dusk color palette
Orchid Dusk is a 4-color palette drawing on purples, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 29% (#2A2150, dark) to 92% (#FBE0B8, very light), and its most saturated color, #C0629A, is moderately saturated. 2 of its 4 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 sunset, purple and pink.
- Space Cadet #2A2150
- Dusty Grape #7A4B94
- English Lavender #C0629A
- Lemon Meringue #FBE0B8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Cadet | #2A2150 | rgb(42, 33, 80) | hsl(251, 42%, 22%) | oklch(28.6% 0.083 288.9) |
| Dusty Grape | #7A4B94 | rgb(122, 75, 148) | hsl(279, 33%, 44%) | oklch(49.7% 0.123 312.4) |
| English Lavender | #C0629A | rgb(192, 98, 154) | hsl(324, 43%, 57%) | oklch(62.4% 0.137 345.1) |
| Lemon Meringue | #FBE0B8 | rgb(251, 224, 184) | hsl(36, 89%, 85%) | oklch(91.9% 0.06 77.6) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Orchid Dusk, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #FBE0B8 on #2A2150 | 11.49:1 | AAA | Lc -86.5 |
| #FBE0B8 on #7A4B94 | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -69.1 |
| #2A2150 on #C0629A | 3.81:1 | AA large | Lc 33.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
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/2a2150-7a4b94-c0629a-fbe0b8.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.