Opulent Olive Tundra
Opulent Olive Tundra: a jewel tone neutral with an accent palette of #282744, #3A3B52, #494863, #595C81, #947813. Regal, deep and precious; best contrast 3.38:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.38:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Black Market#282744
A dark, muted purple (Black Market) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Maharaja#3A3B52
A dark, muted purple (Maharaja) that brings a creative, premium air. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Nightly Walk#494863
A dark, muted purple (Nightly Walk) that brings imagination and polish. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Wizard#595C81
A medium, muted blue (Wizard) that brings trust and steadiness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Fernweh#947813
A medium, moderately saturated yellow (Fernweh) that brings attention without aggression. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
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Accessibility
- On white14.34:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.95:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly96% similarExcellent 5/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ink | Background | #282744 | 29% |
| ≈ Graphite | Surface | #3A3B52 | 36% |
| ≈ Plum | Accent | #494863 | 41% |
| ≈ Slate | Primary | #595C81 | 49% |
| ≈ Olive | Text | #947813 | 58% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #FCF2D4 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #282744;
--color-surface: #3a3b52;
--color-primary: #595c81;
--color-accent: #494863;
--color-text: #fcf2d4;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #282744;
--color-surface: #3a3b52;
--color-primary: #595c81;
--color-accent: #494863;
--color-ink: #fcf2d4;
}
About this palette
Opulent Olive Tundra is palette number 14,998,591 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Olive (#947813), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as regal, deep and precious. Its colors run from Olive (#947813) at the light end to Ink (#282744) at the dark end, covering 29% to 58% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ink #282744: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 29% lightness and a chroma of 0.052.
2. ≈ Graphite #3A3B52: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 36% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
3. ≈ Plum #494863: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 41% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
4. ≈ Slate #595C81: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 49% lightness and a chroma of 0.059.
5. ≈ Olive #947813: suggested role text. It is a yellow color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.114.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet and yellow families, spread across 194 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 cool: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 4 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.062 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 regal, deep and precious.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ink (#282744) with Olive (#947813) at a contrast ratio of 3.38:1, 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 (#282744), so this page suggests #FCF2D4 for text, a lightened Olive that reaches 12.83:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
All five colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia simulations, which is a good sign, although it is no substitute for testing with real users.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #282744 as the background, #3A3B52 for cards and surfaces, #595C81 as the primary brand color, #494863 as the accent, and #FCF2D4 for text (a computed lighter shade of Olive, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
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 Opulent Olive Tundra accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.38:1 (#282744 on #947813). 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?
Slate (#595C81) 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 regal, deep and precious feel works well.