Regal Lavender Echo
Regal Lavender Echo: a jewel tone tetradic palette of #9854B4, #A74507, #335D13, #04465B, #4A0326. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 3.19:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, orange, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.19:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Lusty Lavender#9854B4
A medium, vivid purple (Lusty Lavender) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Rust#A74507
A medium, moderately saturated brown (Rust) that brings craft and reliability. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Pine#335D13
A dark, moderately saturated green (Pine) that brings a fresh, natural feel. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Capital Blue#04465B
A dark, muted blue (Capital Blue) that brings quiet confidence. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Evil Empire#4A0326
A very dark, moderately saturated red (Evil Empire) that brings appetite and urgency. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white15.76:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.26:1Fair 2/5
- Color blind friendly83% similarVery good 4/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Lavender | Text | #9854B4 | 56% |
| ≈ Rust | Primary | #A74507 | 51% |
| ≈ Pine | Surface | #335D13 | 43% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Accent | #04465B | 37% |
| ≈ Espresso | Background | #4A0326 | 27% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #F9EDFE for text.
:root {
--color-background: #4a0326;
--color-surface: #335d13;
--color-primary: #a74507;
--color-accent: #04465b;
--color-text: #f9edfe;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #4a0326;
--color-surface: #335d13;
--color-primary: #a74507;
--color-accent: #04465b;
--color-ink: #f9edfe;
}
About this palette
Regal Lavender Echo is palette number 10,183 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#9854B4), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Lavender (#9854B4) at the light end to Espresso (#4A0326) at the dark end, covering 27% to 56% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Lavender #9854B4: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.157, which makes it clearly saturated.
2. ≈ Rust #A74507: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 51% lightness and a chroma of 0.144.
3. ≈ Pine #335D13: suggested role surface. It is a green color with 43% lightness and a chroma of 0.112.
4. ≈ Charcoal #04465B: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 37% lightness and a chroma of 0.069.
5. ≈ Espresso #4A0326: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 27% lightness and a chroma of 0.105.
Harmony and structure
Four hues are spaced around the wheel in two complementary pairs. It is the richest scheme, and the hardest to balance.
In this palette the hues fall in the magenta, red, green, cyan and rose families, spread across 313 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Jewel tone palettes keep chroma between 0.1 and 0.2, and lightness between 28% and 58%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.117 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging and financial and legal brands, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel rich, layered and celebratory.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Lavender (#9854B4) with Espresso (#4A0326) at a contrast ratio of 3.19:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#4A0326), so this page suggests #F9EDFE for text, a lightened Lavender that reaches 13.94:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A74507 and #335D13 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #4A0326 as the background, #335D13 for cards and surfaces, #A74507 as the primary brand color, #04465B as the accent, and #F9EDFE for text (a computed lighter shade of Lavender, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue take most of the space and use the others sparingly. Control the mood with lightness and saturation rather than hue.
Typical uses for a jewel tone palette include luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Regal Lavender Echo accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.19:1 (#9854B4 on #4A0326). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Rust (#A74507) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits luxury and hospitality, premium packaging, financial and legal brands and fine-dining menus, where a rich, layered and celebratory feel works well.