Weathered Slate Aurora
Weathered Slate Aurora: a muted analogous palette of #C7CCF7, #A9A5C1, #9583AA, #917193, #6D5364. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.36:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, pink, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.36:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Frozen Periwinkle#C7CCF7
A very light, muted blue (Frozen Periwinkle) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Imperial Lilac#A9A5C1
A light, muted purple (Imperial Lilac) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#9583AA
A medium, muted purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Vintage#917193
A medium, muted purple (Vintage) that brings imagination and polish. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Hibernation#6D5364
A medium, muted pink (Hibernation) that brings a warm, expressive tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.83:1Good 3/5
- On black13.40:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #C7CCF7 | 86% |
| ≈ Dusty Rose | Accent | #A9A5C1 | 73% |
| ≈ Cornflower | Surface | #9583AA | 64% |
| ≈ Slate | Primary | #917193 | 59% |
| ≈ Slate | Text | #6D5364 | 48% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #271321 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #c7ccf7;
--color-surface: #9583aa;
--color-primary: #917193;
--color-accent: #a9a5c1;
--color-text: #271321;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #c7ccf7;
--color-surface: #9583aa;
--color-primary: #917193;
--color-accent: #a9a5c1;
--color-ink: #271321;
}
About this palette
Weathered Slate Aurora is palette number 19,722 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Slate (#917193), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#C7CCF7) at the light end to Slate (#6D5364) at the dark end, covering 48% to 86% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #C7CCF7: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.06.
2. ≈ Dusty Rose #A9A5C1: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 73% lightness and a chroma of 0.04.
3. ≈ Cornflower #9583AA: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.061.
4. ≈ Slate #917193: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.063.
5. ≈ Slate #6D5364: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.043.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet and magenta families, spread across 60 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 1 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.053 makes the saturation soft.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#C7CCF7) with Slate (#6D5364) at a contrast ratio of 4.36:1, 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 (#C7CCF7), so this page suggests #271321 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 11.16:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #9583AA and #917193 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #C7CCF7 as the background, #9583AA for cards and surfaces, #917193 as the primary brand color, #A9A5C1 as the accent, and #271321 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, 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 lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. 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 Weathered Slate Aurora accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.36:1 (#C7CCF7 on #6D5364). 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 (#917193) 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 editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.