Primary#CD5ABD
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#FAEEF8
RGB 250, 238, 248
HSL 310°, 55%, 96%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.1
100 Copy
#F0CEEB
RGB 240, 206, 235
HSL 309°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.43 AAA 10.35
300 Copy
#E19CD7
RGB 225, 156, 215
HSL 309°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.11 AA 6.98
500 Copy
#CD5ABD
RGB 205, 90, 189
HSL 308°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.62 AA large 4.07
700 Copy
#9A448E
RGB 154, 68, 142
HSL 308°, 39%, 44%
AA 5.85 Fail 2.52
900 Copy
#662D5E
RGB 102, 45, 94
HSL 308°, 39%, 29%
AAA 9.99 Fail 1.48
Secondary#A45ACD
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F6EEFA
RGB 246, 238, 250
HSL 280°, 55%, 96%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.02
100 Copy
#E4CEF0
RGB 228, 206, 240
HSL 279°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.46 AAA 10.11
300 Copy
#C89CE1
RGB 200, 156, 225
HSL 278°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.26 AA 6.53
500 Copy
#A45ACD
RGB 164, 90, 205
HSL 279°, 53%, 58%
AA large 4.27 AA large 3.46
700 Copy
#7B449A
RGB 123, 68, 154
HSL 278°, 39%, 44%
AA 6.7 Fail 2.2
900 Copy
#522D66
RGB 82, 45, 102
HSL 279°, 39%, 29%
AAA 10.9 Fail 1.35
Tertiary#CD5A84
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#FAEEF3
RGB 250, 238, 243
HSL 335°, 55%, 96%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.06
100 Copy
#F0CEDA
RGB 240, 206, 218
HSL 339°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.44 AAA 10.22
300 Copy
#E19CB5
RGB 225, 156, 181
HSL 338°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.18 AA 6.76
500 Copy
#CD5A84
RGB 205, 90, 132
HSL 338°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.9 AA large 3.79
700 Copy
#9A4463
RGB 154, 68, 99
HSL 338°, 39%, 44%
AA 6.21 Fail 2.38
900 Copy
#662D42
RGB 102, 45, 66
HSL 338°, 39%, 29%
AAA 10.4 Fail 1.42
Quaternary#6A5ACD
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F0EEFA
RGB 240, 238, 250
HSL 250°, 55%, 96%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.87
100 Copy
#D2CEF0
RGB 210, 206, 240
HSL 247°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.52 AAA 9.72
300 Copy
#A69CE1
RGB 166, 156, 225
HSL 249°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.48 AA 5.95
500 Copy
#6A5ACD
RGB 106, 90, 205
HSL 248°, 53%, 58%
AA 5.31 Fail 2.78
700 Copy
#50449A
RGB 80, 68, 154
HSL 248°, 39%, 44%
AAA 7.97 Fail 1.85
900 Copy
#352D66
RGB 53, 45, 102
HSL 248°, 39%, 29%
AAA 12.22 Fail 1.21
Quinary#CD6A5A
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#FAF0EE
RGB 250, 240, 238
HSL 10°, 55%, 96%
Fail 1.12 AAA 13.18
100 Copy
#F0D2CE
RGB 240, 210, 206
HSL 7°, 53%, 87%
Fail 1.42 AAA 10.41
300 Copy
#E1A69C
RGB 225, 166, 156
HSL 9°, 53%, 75%
Fail 2.07 AAA 7.12
500 Copy
#CD6A5A
RGB 205, 106, 90
HSL 8°, 53%, 58%
AA large 3.62 AA large 4.08
700 Copy
#9A5044
RGB 154, 80, 68
HSL 8°, 39%, 44%
AA 5.83 Fail 2.53
900 Copy
#66352D
RGB 102, 53, 45
HSL 8°, 39%, 29%
AAA 9.94 Fail 1.48
Neutral#684B64
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDF0
RGB 240, 237, 240
HSL 300°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.7
100 Copy
#D2C9D0
RGB 210, 201, 208
HSL 313°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.14
300 Copy
#A493A2
RGB 164, 147, 162
HSL 307°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.89 AA 5.11
500 Copy
#684B64
RGB 104, 75, 100
HSL 308°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.56 Fail 1.95
700 Copy
#4E384B
RGB 78, 56, 75
HSL 308°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.55 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342632
RGB 52, 38, 50
HSL 309°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.29 Fail 1.03
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Orchid Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to cd5abd-analogous.css and cd5abd-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #FAEEF8;
--primary-100: #F0CEEB;
--primary-300: #E19CD7;
--primary-500: #CD5ABD;
--primary-700: #9A448E;
--primary-900: #662D5E;
--secondary-50: #F6EEFA;
--secondary-100: #E4CEF0;
--secondary-300: #C89CE1;
--secondary-500: #A45ACD;
--secondary-700: #7B449A;
--secondary-900: #522D66;
--tertiary-50: #FAEEF3;
--tertiary-100: #F0CEDA;
--tertiary-300: #E19CB5;
--tertiary-500: #CD5A84;
--tertiary-700: #9A4463;
--tertiary-900: #662D42;
--quaternary-50: #F0EEFA;
--quaternary-100: #D2CEF0;
--quaternary-300: #A69CE1;
--quaternary-500: #6A5ACD;
--quaternary-700: #50449A;
--quaternary-900: #352D66;
--quinary-50: #FAF0EE;
--quinary-100: #F0D2CE;
--quinary-300: #E1A69C;
--quinary-500: #CD6A5A;
--quinary-700: #9A5044;
--quinary-900: #66352D;
--neutral-50: #F0EDF0;
--neutral-100: #D2C9D0;
--neutral-300: #A493A2;
--neutral-500: #684B64;
--neutral-700: #4E384B;
--neutral-900: #342632;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.