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Dark Editorial

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Dark editorial is not all-black — it is a composed system of deep values with subtle hue variation. Ink navy, deep violet, muted shadow, and a single restrained neutral create the palette of fashion editorial, luxury night environments, and premium dark brand identities.

Dark editorial palette with depth and hue variation. Works for fashion editorial photography, luxury nightclub or bar brand identities, high-end cosmetics dark packaging, and any creative direction that needs darkness with sophistication rather than just black.

DarkEditorialFashion
Why this set works

Midnight editorial palette — deep ink, dark violet, shadow navy, and restrained neutral for high-fashion dark aesthetics.

Fashion editorial direction
Luxury dark brand identity
Premium nightlife venue branding
Prompt words
fashion editorial in deep navy and violetluxury dark brand identity with depth and variationmidnight editorial photography palette
Export ready
1. Cobalt Ink Muted #1D222A
2. Violet Nocturne Muted #2D2A3C
3. Plum Shadow Muted #473B54
4. Cool Gray Ink #222426
5. Coral Veil Faint #FAFAF9
:root {
  --dark-editorial-night-1: #1D222A;
  --dark-editorial-night-2: #2D2A3C;
  --dark-editorial-night-3: #473B54;
  --dark-editorial-night-4: #222426;
  --dark-editorial-night-5: #FAFAF9;
}
Dark mode pairs
#1D222A
#E2E5E9
#2D2A3C
#D5D3DF
#473B54
#C4BCCD
#222426
#E4E6E7
#FAFAF9
#1B1B18
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#1D222A
16:1 AAA
1.3:1 Fail
#2D2A3C
13.9:1 AAA
1.5:1 Fail
#473B54
10.4:1 AAA
2:1 Fail
#222426
15.6:1 AAA
1.3:1 Fail
#FAFAF9
1:1 Fail
20.1:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.1:1 Fail
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1.5:1 Fail
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1:1 Fail
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15.3:1 AAA
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1.3:1 Fail
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1.1:1 Fail
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13.3:1 AAA
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1.5:1 Fail
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9.9:1 AAA
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14.9:1 AAA

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

Back to collections
1
Cobalt Ink Muted
#1D222A
Blue · hsl(220, 18%, 14%)
2
Violet Nocturne Muted
#2D2A3C
Purple · hsl(250, 18%, 20%)
3
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54
Purple · hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
4
Cool Gray Ink
#222426
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 14%)
5
Coral Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
Orange · hsl(30, 10%, 98%)

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ScopeOne curated palette of 5 colors.The same palettes, with no daily export cap anywhere on the site.
OutputHEX, CSS and Tailwind to copy any time. The ZIP and dark-mode tokens count toward the site's free exports: 3 a day, 10 when signed in.No daily limit on any export: this ZIP (CSS, Tailwind, JSON, SCSS), the dark-mode tokens, and Figma tokens and Procreate swatches in the palette builder.
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