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Heather Palette

Heather Palette: #B7A1C7, #B2C8A3, #A6A3C8, #C8A3C4. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Heather Palette assigns primary #B7A1C7, secondary #B2C8A3, surface #A6A3C8, background #C8A3C4, accent #000000. The set spans Purple, Green, Blue, and Pink families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #B2C8A3 at 0.5342; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Purple palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

Heather Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#B7A1C7Heather
Secondary#B2C8A3#B2C8A3
Surface#A6A3C8#A6A3C8
Background#C8A3C4#C8A3C4
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-heather-primary: #B7A1C7;
--palette-heather-secondary: #B2C8A3;
--palette-heather-surface: #A6A3C8;
--palette-heather-background: #C8A3C4;
--palette-heather-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Heather Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#B7A1C7
Black 8.94:1 · White 2.35:1
Best #000000
Secondary#B2C8A3
Black 11.68:1 · White 1.8:1
Best #000000
Surface#A6A3C8
Black 8.69:1 · White 2.42:1
Best #000000
Background#C8A3C4
Black 9.49:1 · White 2.21:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Heather Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Heather Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Heather Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3968
Black text8.94:1AA Pass
White text2.35:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B7A1C7",
    "name": "Heather"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B2C8A3",
    "name": "#B2C8A3"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A6A3C8",
    "name": "#A6A3C8"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#C8A3C4",
    "name": "#C8A3C4"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B7A1C7",
    "name": "Heather",
    "blackContrast": 8.94,
    "whiteContrast": 2.35,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B2C8A3",
    "name": "#B2C8A3",
    "blackContrast": 11.68,
    "whiteContrast": 1.8,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A6A3C8",
    "name": "#A6A3C8",
    "blackContrast": 8.69,
    "whiteContrast": 2.42,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#C8A3C4",
    "name": "#C8A3C4",
    "blackContrast": 9.49,
    "whiteContrast": 2.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "heather palette",
  "generated palette",
  "purple palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-heather-primary: #B7A1C7;\n--palette-heather-secondary: #B2C8A3;\n--palette-heather-surface: #A6A3C8;\n--palette-heather-background: #C8A3C4;\n--palette-heather-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "heather",
  "name": "Heather Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "heather",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Heather, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Heather Palette combines primary #B7A1C7, secondary #B2C8A3, surface #A6A3C8, background #C8A3C4, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a purple palette, green palette, blue palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "heather palette",
    "generated palette",
    "purple palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B7A1C7",
      "slug": "heather",
      "name": "Heather",
      "rgb": [
        183,
        161,
        199
      ],
      "hsl": [
        275,
        25,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        19,
        0,
        22
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3968,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.94,
        "white": 2.35
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/heather/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B2C8A3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B2C8A3",
      "rgb": [
        178,
        200,
        163
      ],
      "hsl": [
        96,
        25,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        11,
        0,
        19,
        22
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5342,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.68,
        "white": 1.8
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A6A3C8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A6A3C8",
      "rgb": [
        166,
        163,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        245,
        25,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        17,
        19,
        0,
        22
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3847,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.69,
        "white": 2.42
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C8A3C4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C8A3C4",
      "rgb": [
        200,
        163,
        196
      ],
      "hsl": [
        306,
        25,
        71
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        19,
        2,
        22
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4246,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.49,
        "white": 2.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B7A1C7",
      "name": "Heather"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B2C8A3",
      "name": "#B2C8A3"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A6A3C8",
      "name": "#A6A3C8"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C8A3C4",
      "name": "#C8A3C4"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B7A1C7",
      "name": "Heather",
      "blackContrast": 8.94,
      "whiteContrast": 2.35,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B2C8A3",
      "name": "#B2C8A3",
      "blackContrast": 11.68,
      "whiteContrast": 1.8,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A6A3C8",
      "name": "#A6A3C8",
      "blackContrast": 8.69,
      "whiteContrast": 2.42,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#C8A3C4",
      "name": "#C8A3C4",
      "blackContrast": 9.49,
      "whiteContrast": 2.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-heather-primary: #B7A1C7;\n--palette-heather-secondary: #B2C8A3;\n--palette-heather-surface: #A6A3C8;\n--palette-heather-background: #C8A3C4;\n--palette-heather-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/heather.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/heather.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/heather/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/heather.json"
}
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