Thistle Garden color palette
Thistle Garden is a 5-color palette drawing on purples and greens. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 24% (#24133F, very dark) to 87% (#DCCDF2, light), and its most saturated color, #765D9A, is moderately saturated. 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 spring, calm and purple.
- Oxford Blue #24133F
- Charcoal #4A3A6B
- Dusty Grape #765D9A
- Slate Gray #7A9E7E
- Cadet Gray #DCCDF2
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Blue | #24133F | rgb(36, 19, 63) | hsl(263, 54%, 16%) | oklch(23.8% 0.08 297.8) |
| Charcoal | #4A3A6B | rgb(74, 58, 107) | hsl(260, 30%, 32%) | oklch(38.9% 0.083 297.5) |
| Dusty Grape | #765D9A | rgb(118, 93, 154) | hsl(265, 25%, 48%) | oklch(52.9% 0.097 302.1) |
| Slate Gray | #7A9E7E | rgb(122, 158, 126) | hsl(127, 16%, 55%) | oklch(66.3% 0.061 147.8) |
| Cadet Gray | #DCCDF2 | rgb(220, 205, 242) | hsl(264, 59%, 88%) | oklch(87.2% 0.053 303.7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Thistle Garden, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #DCCDF2 on #24133F | 11.34:1 | AAA | Lc -78.2 |
| #DCCDF2 on #4A3A6B | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc -69.3 |
| #24133F on #7A9E7E | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 45.1 |
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/24133f-4a3a6b-765d9a-7a9e7e-dccdf2.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.