French Violet

Name: French Violet
Brand: Benjamin Moore

1427 / Benjamin Moore

#696D86

Contemplative and confident, this purple holds icy complexity beneath its surface.

Spec Sheet

Hex#696D86

RGB105, 109, 134

HSL232°, 12%, 47%

On White 5.08:1 AA

On Black 4.13:1 AA Large

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E4E5EC
Text: #161827
Accent: #696D86
Support: #A19963
Neutral: #C7C2D1

Rules:
- Use Background for surfaces and canvas
- Use Ink for body text and icons
- Never use Accent as body text — contrast is too low
- Maintain 4.5:1 minimum contrast for normal text

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#E4E5EC background RGB 228 229 236

#161827 ink RGB 22 24 39

#696D86 accent RGB 105 109 134

#A19963 support RGB 161 153 99

#C7C2D1 neutral RGB 199 194 209

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E4E5EC;
  --palette-ink: #161827;
  --palette-accent: #696D86;
  --palette-support: #A19963;
  --palette-neutral: #C7C2D1;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E4E5EC",
  "palette-ink": "#161827",
  "palette-accent": "#696D86",
  "palette-support": "#A19963",
  "palette-neutral": "#C7C2D1"
}

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