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Iolite Palette

Iolite Palette: #5A4C8D, #808F4D, #4D5F8F, #7C4D8F. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Iolite Palette assigns primary #5A4C8D, secondary #808F4D, surface #4D5F8F, background #7C4D8F, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Green, Purple, and Gray families with cool and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #5A4C8D at 0.0927 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#5A4C8DIolite
Secondary#808F4D#808F4D
Surface#4D5F8F#4D5F8F
Background#7C4D8F#7C4D8F
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-iolite-primary: #5A4C8D;
--palette-iolite-secondary: #808F4D;
--palette-iolite-surface: #4D5F8F;
--palette-iolite-background: #7C4D8F;
--palette-iolite-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#5A4C8D
Black 2.85:1 · White 7.36:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#808F4D
Black 5.95:1 · White 3.53:1
Best #000000
Surface#4D5F8F
Black 3.35:1 · White 6.27:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#7C4D8F
Black 3.32:1 · White 6.33:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Iolite 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 Iolite Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0927
Black text2.85:1AA Fail
White text7.36:1AA Pass
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": "#5A4C8D",
    "name": "Iolite"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#808F4D",
    "name": "#808F4D"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4D5F8F",
    "name": "#4D5F8F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7C4D8F",
    "name": "#7C4D8F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#5A4C8D",
    "name": "Iolite",
    "blackContrast": 2.85,
    "whiteContrast": 7.36,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#808F4D",
    "name": "#808F4D",
    "blackContrast": 5.95,
    "whiteContrast": 3.53,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4D5F8F",
    "name": "#4D5F8F",
    "blackContrast": 3.35,
    "whiteContrast": 6.27,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7C4D8F",
    "name": "#7C4D8F",
    "blackContrast": 3.32,
    "whiteContrast": 6.33,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "iolite palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-iolite-primary: #5A4C8D;\n--palette-iolite-secondary: #808F4D;\n--palette-iolite-surface: #4D5F8F;\n--palette-iolite-background: #7C4D8F;\n--palette-iolite-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "iolite",
  "name": "Iolite Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "iolite",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Iolite, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Iolite Palette combines primary #5A4C8D, secondary #808F4D, surface #4D5F8F, background #7C4D8F, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, green palette, purple 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": [
    "iolite palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5A4C8D",
      "slug": "iolite",
      "name": "Iolite",
      "rgb": [
        90,
        76,
        141
      ],
      "hsl": [
        253,
        30,
        43
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        36,
        46,
        0,
        45
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0927,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.85,
        "white": 7.36
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/iolite/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#808F4D",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#808F4D",
      "rgb": [
        128,
        143,
        77
      ],
      "hsl": [
        74,
        30,
        43
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        10,
        0,
        46,
        44
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2477,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.95,
        "white": 3.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D5F8F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4D5F8F",
      "rgb": [
        77,
        95,
        143
      ],
      "hsl": [
        224,
        30,
        43
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        46,
        34,
        0,
        44
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1175,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.35,
        "white": 6.27
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7C4D8F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7C4D8F",
      "rgb": [
        124,
        77,
        143
      ],
      "hsl": [
        283,
        30,
        43
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        46,
        0,
        44
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1158,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.32,
        "white": 6.33
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5A4C8D",
      "name": "Iolite"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#808F4D",
      "name": "#808F4D"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D5F8F",
      "name": "#4D5F8F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7C4D8F",
      "name": "#7C4D8F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5A4C8D",
      "name": "Iolite",
      "blackContrast": 2.85,
      "whiteContrast": 7.36,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#808F4D",
      "name": "#808F4D",
      "blackContrast": 5.95,
      "whiteContrast": 3.53,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4D5F8F",
      "name": "#4D5F8F",
      "blackContrast": 3.35,
      "whiteContrast": 6.27,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7C4D8F",
      "name": "#7C4D8F",
      "blackContrast": 3.32,
      "whiteContrast": 6.33,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-iolite-primary: #5A4C8D;\n--palette-iolite-secondary: #808F4D;\n--palette-iolite-surface: #4D5F8F;\n--palette-iolite-background: #7C4D8F;\n--palette-iolite-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/iolite.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iolite.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/iolite/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/iolite.json"
}
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