Regal Lavender Pavilion
Regal Lavender Pavilion: a jewel tone tetradic palette of #8F64CD, #9B5147, #485A00, #024450, #510733. Rich, layered and celebratory; best contrast 3.41:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on purple, red, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.41:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Amethyst#8F64CD
A medium, vivid purple (Amethyst) that brings a creative, premium air. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Coconut#9B5147
A medium, moderately saturated brown (Coconut) that brings natural comfort. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Greenhouse#485A00
A dark, moderately saturated green (Greenhouse) that brings growth and calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Cold and Dark#024450
A dark, muted blue (Cold and Dark) that brings open, airy calm. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Evil Empire#510733
A dark, moderately saturated red (Evil Empire) that brings warmth and energy. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white14.70:1Excellent 5/5
- On black4.87:1Good 3/5
- Color blind friendly85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Lavender | Text | #8F64CD | 59% |
| ≈ Rust | Accent | #9B5147 | 52% |
| ≈ Pine | Primary | #485A00 | 44% |
| ≈ Charcoal | Surface | #024450 | 36% |
| ≈ Espresso | Background | #510733 | 29% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #F4EFFE for text.
:root {
--color-background: #510733;
--color-surface: #024450;
--color-primary: #485a00;
--color-accent: #9b5147;
--color-text: #f4effe;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #510733;
--color-surface: #024450;
--color-primary: #485a00;
--color-accent: #9b5147;
--color-ink: #f4effe;
}
About this palette
Regal Lavender Pavilion is palette number 9,679 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a jewel tone palette built on a tetradic scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#8F64CD), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as rich, layered and celebratory. Its colors run from Lavender (#8F64CD) at the light end to Espresso (#510733) at the dark end, covering 29% to 59% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Lavender #8F64CD: suggested role text. It is a violet color with 59% lightness and a chroma of 0.158, which makes it clearly saturated.
2. ≈ Rust #9B5147: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 52% lightness and a chroma of 0.101.
3. ≈ Pine #485A00: suggested role primary. It is a green color with 44% lightness and a chroma of 0.106.
4. ≈ Charcoal #024450: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 36% lightness and a chroma of 0.062.
5. ≈ Espresso #510733: suggested role background. It is a rose color with 29% lightness and a chroma of 0.112.
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 violet, red, green, cyan and rose families, spread across 322 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 0.108 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 (#8F64CD) with Espresso (#510733) at a contrast ratio of 3.41:1, 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 (#510733), so this page suggests #F4EFFE for text, a lightened Lavender that reaches 13.04:1. 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: #510733 as the background, #024450 for cards and surfaces, #485A00 as the primary brand color, #9B5147 as the accent, and #F4EFFE 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 Pavilion accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.41:1 (#8F64CD on #510733). 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?
Pine (#485A00) 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.