Space Dust
#002299
Midnight-blue violet for soft, legible accents
About Space Dust
Space Dust looks like a violet sheen settling over a dark interface when you turn the brightness down but keep the display crisp. It's not as ink-heavy as Deepsea Kraken, and it's not as sleek-indigo as Lost in Heaven. What I notice most is the slightly lifted lightness and the steadier purple undertone, so it reads more like a controlled fill than a midnight soak.
I reach for it in dashboards and finance apps that already have strong blues, where you want depth without pushing into blue-black territory. It's great for telecom management panels, media operations screens, and dark-mode detail pages that need key states to feel present, but not as assertive as the cooler, more pure options. Compared to Dark Galaxy, Space Dust stays a touch more purple and less muted, so section headers and focused cards keep their identity under dense layouts.
Pair it with cool neutrals or clean cyans, and keep warmer grays out of the same layer stack or it'll start to flatten.
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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.
On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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