Velvet Dusk color palette
Velvet Dusk is a 4-color palette drawing on purples, reds and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 24% (#1E1B3A, very dark) to 92% (#FBE0B8, very light), and its most saturated color, #C0629A, is moderately saturated. 3 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, pink and warm.
- Oxford Blue #1E1B3A
- English Lavender #C0629A
- Sweet Salmon #F08A8B
- Lemon Meringue #FBE0B8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Blue | #1E1B3A | rgb(30, 27, 58) | hsl(246, 36%, 17%) | oklch(24.3% 0.058 285.7) |
| English Lavender | #C0629A | rgb(192, 98, 154) | hsl(324, 43%, 57%) | oklch(62.4% 0.137 345.1) |
| Sweet Salmon | #F08A8B | rgb(240, 138, 139) | hsl(359, 77%, 74%) | oklch(74.3% 0.125 19.9) |
| 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 Velvet 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 #1E1B3A | 12.93:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 |
| #1E1B3A on #F08A8B | 6.84:1 | AA | Lc 54.2 |
| #1E1B3A on #C0629A | 4.28:1 | AA large | Lc 35.8 |
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/1e1b3a-c0629a-f08a8b-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.