Taffy Swirl color palette
Taffy Swirl is a 4-color palette drawing on neutrals and purples. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 66% (#988FA2, medium-light) to 96% (#F4F0F8, very light), and its most saturated color, #DDC7F7, is muted. Its colors are too low in chroma to lean warm or cool. 0 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged pastel, light, purple, gray, calm and neutral.
- Cool Gray #988FA2
- Cadet Gray #DDC7F7
- Light Gray #E4DDEB
- Anti-Flash White #F4F0F8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Gray | #988FA2 | rgb(152, 143, 162) | hsl(268, 9%, 60%) | oklch(66.4% 0.03 306.9) |
| Cadet Gray | #DDC7F7 | rgb(221, 199, 247) | hsl(268, 75%, 87%) | oklch(86.3% 0.069 305.8) |
| Light Gray | #E4DDEB | rgb(228, 221, 235) | hsl(270, 26%, 89%) | oklch(90.7% 0.02 308.2) |
| Anti-Flash White | #F4F0F8 | rgb(244, 240, 248) | hsl(270, 36%, 96%) | oklch(96.1% 0.011 308.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Taffy Swirl, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #F4F0F8 on #988FA2 | 2.75:1 | Fail | Lc -54.4 |
| #E4DDEB on #988FA2 | 2.33:1 | Fail | Lc -43.0 |
| #DDC7F7 on #988FA2 | 2.00:1 | Fail | Lc -33.4 |
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/988fa2-ddc7f7-e4ddeb-f4f0f8.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.