Lilac · App palette (10 colours, ready to copy)

10 colour roles

Every colour has a defined purpose. Use the buttons on the right to copy it in any format.

Primary primary

Brand colour for primary buttons, selected states and emphasis

#833ebbrgb(131, 62, 187)hsl(273.1, 50.2%, 48.8%)

Primary dark primaryDark

Pressed state, or primary on dark backgrounds

#5e2a89rgb(94, 42, 137)hsl(272.8, 53.1%, 35.1%)

Primary light primaryLight

Tinted surfaces, tag backgrounds, subdued selected states

#d0bde0rgb(208, 189, 224)hsl(272.6, 36.1%, 81%)

Secondary secondary

Companion to the primary for secondary buttons and icons

#b2605crgb(178, 96, 92)hsl(2.8, 35.8%, 52.9%)

Accent accent

Spot colour for badges and highlights

#88db43rgb(136, 219, 67)hsl(92.8, 67.9%, 56.1%)

Success success

Success toasts and completed states

#2aac60rgb(42, 172, 96)hsl(144.9, 60.7%, 42%)

Warning warning

Warnings and pending states

#f5a70argb(245, 167, 10)hsl(40.1, 92.2%, 50%)

Danger danger

Errors, destructive actions and failure states

#e23428rgb(226, 52, 40)hsl(3.9, 76.2%, 52.2%)

Text text

Body text colour

#272329rgb(39, 35, 41)hsl(280, 7.9%, 14.9%)

Page background bg

Page base colour

#faf9fargb(250, 249, 250)hsl(300, 9.1%, 97.8%)

How to use it

Written by hand for the hue family and lightness of this palette, not assembled from a template.

The lead colour sits in the middle of the lightness range, which makes it the most adaptable: both light and dark themes are easy to build on.

Good forFor creative, beauty, content and membership products — the more emotional end of the spectrum.

Use with carePurple, red and blue can blur together; keep enough lightness between them.

Pairs withPale pink and cream soften it; deep blue grounds it.

Hue family: Purple

What it looks like in a real interface

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Accessibility contrast check

Calculated to WCAG 2.1. AA is the accessibility baseline, AAA the enhanced level.

Foreground / background	Ratio	Body text	Large text
Body text / page background	14.72:1	AAA	AAA
Brand colour / page background	5.93:1	AAA	AAA

Export to your project

Four formats, ready to paste. Or fetch them by URL from your tooling or AI agent.

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-primary: #833ebb; /* Primary */
  --color-primaryDark: #5e2a89; /* Primary dark */
  --color-primaryLight: #d0bde0; /* Primary light */
  --color-secondary: #b2605c; /* Secondary */
  --color-accent: #88db43; /* Accent */
  --color-success: #2aac60; /* Success */
  --color-warning: #f5a70a; /* Warning */
  --color-danger: #e23428; /* Danger */
  --color-text: #272329; /* Text */
  --color-bg: #faf9fa; /* Page background */
}

SCSS variables

$color-primary: #833ebb; // Primary
$color-primaryDark: #5e2a89; // Primary dark
$color-primaryLight: #d0bde0; // Primary light
$color-secondary: #b2605c; // Secondary
$color-accent: #88db43; // Accent
$color-success: #2aac60; // Success
$color-warning: #f5a70a; // Warning
$color-danger: #e23428; // Danger
$color-text: #272329; // Text
$color-bg: #faf9fa; // Page background

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js: Lilac
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'primary': '#833ebb',
        'primaryDark': '#5e2a89',
        'primaryLight': '#d0bde0',
        'secondary': '#b2605c',
        'accent': '#88db43',
        'success': '#2aac60',
        'warning': '#f5a70a',
        'danger': '#e23428',
        'text': '#272329',
        'bg': '#faf9fa',
      },
    },
  },
};

Machine-readable JSON

{
  "name": "Lilac",
  "platform": "app",
  "tags": [
    "Calm",
    "Purple"
  ],
  "advice": {
    "family": "Purple",
    "depth": "The lead colour sits in the middle of the lightness range, which makes it the most adaptable: both light and dark themes are easy to build on.",
    "muted": null,
    "suit": "For creative, beauty, content and membership products — the more emotional end of the spectrum.",
    "avoid": "Purple, red and blue can blur together; keep enough lightness between them.",
    "pair": "Pale pink and cream soften it; deep blue grounds it."
  },
  "roles": {
    "primary": "#833ebb",
    "primaryDark": "#5e2a89",
    "primaryLight": "#d0bde0",
    "secondary": "#b2605c",
    "accent": "#88db43",
    "success": "#2aac60",
    "warning": "#f5a70a",
    "danger": "#e23428",
    "text": "#272329",
    "bg": "#faf9fa"
  },
  "contrast": {
    "textOnBg": {
      "ratio": 14.72,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "primaryOnBg": {
      "ratio": 5.93,
      "level": "AAA"
    }
  }
}

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