Pearl Violet

SaaS product tour · Score 86 ·Excellent

Sitting mid-range in lightness, the lead color adapts to both light and dark themes with little adjustment. On a web page it works when the brand color anchors calls to action and the surrounding roles stay quiet enough for long reading sessions.

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10 color roles

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Primary primary

Brand color, mapped to the CSS variable --color-primary

#ac1dc9rgb(172, 29, 201)hsl(289.9, 74.8%, 45.1%)

Primary hover primaryHover

Hover state: --color-primary-hover

#78128drgb(120, 18, 141)hsl(289.8, 77.4%, 31.2%)

Primary active primaryActive

Pressed state: --color-primary-active

#4a0a57rgb(74, 10, 87)hsl(289.9, 79.4%, 19%)

Text main textMain

Body text: --color-text-main

#2b1f2drgb(43, 31, 45)hsl(291.4, 18.4%, 14.9%)

Text sub textSub

Secondary text: --color-text-sub

#7f6085rgb(127, 96, 133)hsl(290.3, 16.2%, 44.9%)

Background bg

Page background: --color-bg

#fbf9fbrgb(251, 249, 251)hsl(300, 20%, 98%)

Surface surface

Card and panel background: --color-surface

#f6f3f7rgb(246, 243, 247)hsl(285, 20%, 96.1%)

Border border

Dividers and outlines: --color-border

#e8e1eargb(232, 225, 234)hsl(286.7, 17.6%, 90%)

Link link

Link color: --color-link

#760f8brgb(118, 15, 139)hsl(289.8, 80.5%, 30.2%)

Accent accent

Highlight color: --color-accent

#b1f628rgb(177, 246, 40)hsl(80.1, 92%, 56.1%)

Editorial review · Web

We go through the traps that bite most often on this platform. Every verdict is computed from the color values, not boilerplate.

Do links separate from body textSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

Card surface vs page backgroundWatch

The gap is small. Separate them with lightness or an icon as well, rather than hue alone.

Is the hover state visibleSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

Does the border steal attentionSolid

No problem here, safe to use as is.

How to use it

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

The lead color 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 forIt carries a touch of sophistication, good for brands that want to stand apart.

Use with careHighly saturated purple quickly looks gaudy, so be careful in B2B and utility products.

Pairs withA hint of gold reinforces the sense of quality.

Hue family: Purple

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Card oneSecondary copy, used to check contrast against WCAG.

Card twoAccent color for highlights: keep it a step away from the brand color.

Card threeNeutral text carries body copy, the most frequently used color.

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	15:1	AAA	AAA
Body text / card background	14.28:1	AAA	AAA
Brand color / page background	5.31:1	AAA	AAA

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CSS variables

:root {
  --color-primary: #ac1dc9; /* Primary */
  --color-primaryHover: #78128d; /* Primary hover */
  --color-primaryActive: #4a0a57; /* Primary active */
  --color-textMain: #2b1f2d; /* Text main */
  --color-textSub: #7f6085; /* Text sub */
  --color-bg: #fbf9fb; /* Background */
  --color-surface: #f6f3f7; /* Surface */
  --color-border: #e8e1ea; /* Border */
  --color-link: #760f8b; /* Link */
  --color-accent: #b1f628; /* Accent */
}

SCSS variables

$color-primary: #ac1dc9; // Primary
$color-primaryHover: #78128d; // Primary hover
$color-primaryActive: #4a0a57; // Primary active
$color-textMain: #2b1f2d; // Text main
$color-textSub: #7f6085; // Text sub
$color-bg: #fbf9fb; // Background
$color-surface: #f6f3f7; // Surface
$color-border: #e8e1ea; // Border
$color-link: #760f8b; // Link
$color-accent: #b1f628; // Accent

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js: Pearl Violet
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'primary': '#ac1dc9',
        'primaryHover': '#78128d',
        'primaryActive': '#4a0a57',
        'textMain': '#2b1f2d',
        'textSub': '#7f6085',
        'bg': '#fbf9fb',
        'surface': '#f6f3f7',
        'border': '#e8e1ea',
        'link': '#760f8b',
        'accent': '#b1f628',
      },
    },
  },
};

Machine-readable JSON

{
  "name": "Pearl Violet",
  "platform": "web",
  "tags": [
    "Coffee",
    "Pink"
  ],
  "advice": {
    "family": "Purple",
    "depth": "The lead color 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": "It carries a touch of sophistication, good for brands that want to stand apart.",
    "avoid": "Highly saturated purple quickly looks gaudy, so be careful in B2B and utility products.",
    "pair": "A hint of gold reinforces the sense of quality."
  },
  "roles": {
    "primary": "#ac1dc9",
    "primaryHover": "#78128d",
    "primaryActive": "#4a0a57",
    "textMain": "#2b1f2d",
    "textSub": "#7f6085",
    "bg": "#fbf9fb",
    "surface": "#f6f3f7",
    "border": "#e8e1ea",
    "link": "#760f8b",
    "accent": "#b1f628"
  },
  "contrast": {
    "textOnBg": {
      "ratio": 15,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "primaryOnBg": {
      "ratio": 5.31,
      "level": "AAA"
    },
    "textOnSurface": {
      "ratio": 14.28,
      "level": "AAA"
    }
  }
}