Persimmon and Paprika color palette
Persimmon and Paprika is a 5-color palette drawing on purples and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 19% (#180F20, very dark) to 95% (#F0EAFF, very light), and its most saturated color, #84739B, is muted. Its colors are too low in chroma to lean warm or cool. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged sunset, warm, monochrome, gradient, purple and colorblind-friendly.
- Rich Black #180F20
- Dim Gray #4C3F5B
- Lavender Gray #84739B
- French Gray #B7ABCD
- Gainsboro #F0EAFF
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #180F20 | rgb(24, 15, 32) | hsl(272, 36%, 9%) | oklch(18.9% 0.036 307.6) |
| Dim Gray | #4C3F5B | rgb(76, 63, 91) | hsl(268, 18%, 30%) | oklch(39.3% 0.049 305.5) |
| Lavender Gray | #84739B | rgb(132, 115, 155) | hsl(266, 17%, 53%) | oklch(58.6% 0.063 303.9) |
| French Gray | #B7ABCD | rgb(183, 171, 205) | hsl(261, 25%, 74%) | oklch(76.2% 0.05 301.3) |
| Gainsboro | #F0EAFF | rgb(240, 234, 255) | hsl(257, 100%, 96%) | oklch(94.8% 0.029 298.9) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Persimmon and Paprika, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F0EAFF on #180F20 | 15.88:1 | AAA | Lc -95.4 |
| #180F20 on #B7ABCD | 8.62:1 | AAA | Lc 60.6 |
| #F0EAFF on #4C3F5B | 8.26:1 | AAA | Lc -84.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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/180f20-4c3f5b-84739b-b7abcd-f0eaff.json.
Make it your own
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