Violet Evening color palette
Violet Evening is a 4-color palette drawing on purples and oranges. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 24% (#1E1B3A, very dark) to 82% (#F6B48F, light), and its most saturated color, #7A4B94, is moderately saturated. Its chromatic colors split evenly between the warm and cool sides 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 and purple.
- Oxford Blue #1E1B3A
- Prussian Blue #3D2B6B
- Dusty Grape #7A4B94
- Sandy Brown #F6B48F
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) |
| Prussian Blue | #3D2B6B | rgb(61, 43, 107) | hsl(257, 43%, 29%) | oklch(34.6% 0.107 292.9) |
| Dusty Grape | #7A4B94 | rgb(122, 75, 148) | hsl(279, 33%, 44%) | oklch(49.7% 0.123 312.4) |
| Sandy Brown | #F6B48F | rgb(246, 180, 143) | hsl(22, 85%, 76%) | oklch(82.3% 0.092 50.3) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Violet Evening, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1E1B3A on #F6B48F | 9.30:1 | AAA | Lc 68.7 |
| #F6B48F on #3D2B6B | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc -63.0 |
| #F6B48F on #7A4B94 | 3.63:1 | AA large | Lc -49.1 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
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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/1e1b3a-3d2b6b-7a4b94-f6b48f.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.