Primary#8B008B
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F3E6F3
RGB 243, 230, 243
HSL 300°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.21 AAA 12.24
100 Copy
#DCB2DC
RGB 220, 178, 220
HSL 300°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.83 AAA 8.04
300 Copy
#B966B9
RGB 185, 102, 185
HSL 300°, 37%, 56%
AA large 3.71 AA large 3.98
500 Copy
#8B008B
RGB 139, 0, 139
HSL 300°, 100%, 27%
AAA 8.5 Fail 1.74
700 Copy
#680068
RGB 104, 0, 104
HSL 300°, 100%, 20%
AAA 11.74 Fail 1.26
900 Copy
#460046
RGB 70, 0, 70
HSL 300°, 100%, 14%
AAA 15.57 Fail 1.06
Secondary#46008B
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#ECE6F3
RGB 236, 230, 243
HSL 268°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.22 AAA 12.07
100 Copy
#C8B2DC
RGB 200, 178, 220
HSL 271°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.93 AAA 7.63
300 Copy
#9066B9
RGB 144, 102, 185
HSL 270°, 37%, 56%
AA large 4.39 AA large 3.36
500 Copy
#46008B
RGB 70, 0, 139
HSL 270°, 100%, 27%
AAA 12.86 Fail 1.15
700 Copy
#340068
RGB 52, 0, 104
HSL 270°, 100%, 20%
AAA 15.6 Fail 1.06
900 Copy
#230046
RGB 35, 0, 70
HSL 270°, 100%, 14%
AAA 18.1 Fail 1.23
Tertiary#8B0046
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F3E6EC
RGB 243, 230, 236
HSL 332°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.21 AAA 12.18
100 Copy
#DCB2C8
RGB 220, 178, 200
HSL 329°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.87 AAA 7.9
300 Copy
#B96690
RGB 185, 102, 144
HSL 330°, 37%, 56%
AA large 3.91 AA large 3.77
500 Copy
#8B0046
RGB 139, 0, 70
HSL 330°, 100%, 27%
AAA 9.61 Fail 1.54
700 Copy
#680034
RGB 104, 0, 52
HSL 330°, 100%, 20%
AAA 12.82 Fail 1.15
900 Copy
#460023
RGB 70, 0, 35
HSL 330°, 100%, 14%
AAA 16.35 Fail 1.11
Quaternary#00008B
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#E6E6F3
RGB 230, 230, 243
HSL 240°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.24 AAA 11.93
100 Copy
#B2B2DC
RGB 178, 178, 220
HSL 240°, 38%, 78%
Fail 2.04 AAA 7.23
300 Copy
#6666B9
RGB 102, 102, 185
HSL 240°, 37%, 56%
AA 5.04 Fail 2.93
500 Copy
#00008B
RGB 0, 0, 139
HSL 240°, 100%, 27%
AAA 15.3 Fail 1.04
700 Copy
#000068
RGB 0, 0, 104
HSL 240°, 100%, 20%
AAA 17.5 Fail 1.19
900 Copy
#000046
RGB 0, 0, 70
HSL 240°, 100%, 14%
AAA 19.29 Fail 1.31
Quinary#8B0000
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F3E6E6
RGB 243, 230, 230
HSL 0°, 35%, 93%
Fail 1.22 AAA 12.14
100 Copy
#DCB2B2
RGB 220, 178, 178
HSL 0°, 38%, 78%
Fail 1.9 AAA 7.77
300 Copy
#B96666
RGB 185, 102, 102
HSL 0°, 37%, 56%
AA large 4.07 AA large 3.62
500 Copy
#8B0000
RGB 139, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 27%
AAA 10.01 Fail 1.47
700 Copy
#680000
RGB 104, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 20%
AAA 13.22 Fail 1.12
900 Copy
#460000
RGB 70, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 14%
AAA 16.66 Fail 1.13
Neutral#684B68
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
#D2C9D2
RGB 210, 201, 210
HSL 300°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.61 AAA 9.15
300 Copy
#A493A4
RGB 164, 147, 164
HSL 300°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.12
500 Copy
#684B68
RGB 104, 75, 104
HSL 300°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.51 Fail 1.96
700 Copy
#4E384E
RGB 78, 56, 78
HSL 300°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.5 Fail 1.4
900 Copy
#342634
RGB 52, 38, 52
HSL 300°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.26 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
Dark magenta 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 8b008b-analogous.css and 8b008b-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F3E6F3;
--primary-100: #DCB2DC;
--primary-300: #B966B9;
--primary-500: #8B008B;
--primary-700: #680068;
--primary-900: #460046;
--secondary-50: #ECE6F3;
--secondary-100: #C8B2DC;
--secondary-300: #9066B9;
--secondary-500: #46008B;
--secondary-700: #340068;
--secondary-900: #230046;
--tertiary-50: #F3E6EC;
--tertiary-100: #DCB2C8;
--tertiary-300: #B96690;
--tertiary-500: #8B0046;
--tertiary-700: #680034;
--tertiary-900: #460023;
--quaternary-50: #E6E6F3;
--quaternary-100: #B2B2DC;
--quaternary-300: #6666B9;
--quaternary-500: #00008B;
--quaternary-700: #000068;
--quaternary-900: #000046;
--quinary-50: #F3E6E6;
--quinary-100: #DCB2B2;
--quinary-300: #B96666;
--quinary-500: #8B0000;
--quinary-700: #680000;
--quinary-900: #460000;
--neutral-50: #F0EDF0;
--neutral-100: #D2C9D2;
--neutral-300: #A493A4;
--neutral-500: #684B68;
--neutral-700: #4E384E;
--neutral-900: #342634;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.