Weathered Lavender Nomad
Weathered Lavender Nomad: a muted analogous palette of #BDC6DE, #A9A2D8, #9E85B9, #7E6889, #7C527A. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 3.67:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.67:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Stardust Evening#BDC6DE
A light, muted blue (Stardust Evening) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Imperial Lilac#A9A2D8
A light, muted purple (Imperial Lilac) that brings imagination and polish. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Petrified Purple#9E85B9
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Petrified Purple) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sunshone Plum#7E6889
A medium, muted pink (Sunshone Plum) that brings gentle playfulness. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Dr Who#7C527A
A medium, moderately saturated purple (Dr Who) that brings quiet luxury. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white6.27:1Good 3/5
- On black12.29:1Excellent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Silver | Background | #BDC6DE | 83% |
| ≈ Lilac | Accent | #A9A2D8 | 74% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #9E85B9 | 66% |
| ≈ Slate | Surface | #7E6889 | 55% |
| ≈ Plum | Text | #7C527A | 50% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #251424 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #bdc6de;
--color-surface: #7e6889;
--color-primary: #9e85b9;
--color-accent: #a9a2d8;
--color-text: #251424;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #bdc6de;
--color-surface: #7e6889;
--color-primary: #9e85b9;
--color-accent: #a9a2d8;
--color-ink: #251424;
}
About this palette
Weathered Lavender Nomad is palette number 6,170 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#9E85B9), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Silver (#BDC6DE) at the light end to Plum (#7C527A) at the dark end, covering 50% to 83% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Silver #BDC6DE: suggested role background. It is a blue color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.035.
2. ≈ Lilac #A9A2D8: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
3. ≈ Lavender #9E85B9: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 66% lightness and a chroma of 0.081.
4. ≈ Slate #7E6889: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 55% lightness and a chroma of 0.057.
5. ≈ Plum #7C527A: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 50% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
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 blue, violet and magenta families, spread across 59 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 0.066 makes the saturation balanced.
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 Silver (#BDC6DE) with Plum (#7C527A) at a contrast ratio of 3.67:1, 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 (#BDC6DE), so this page suggests #251424 for text, a darkened Plum that reaches 10.21:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #7E6889 and #7C527A may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #BDC6DE as the background, #7E6889 for cards and surfaces, #9E85B9 as the primary brand color, #A9A2D8 as the accent, and #251424 for text (a computed darker shade of Plum, 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 Lavender Nomad accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.67:1 (#BDC6DE on #7C527A). 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?
Lavender (#9E85B9) 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.