Maharaja

#3f354f

Royal plum violet with balanced depth and warmth

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About Maharaja

Maharaja reads like a royal purple ink that's been pushed toward depth, not pulled toward gray. It's clearly purple first, but it lands with a richer, slightly heavier feel than the bruised-plum steadiness of , and it avoids the cool, steely edge that makes Call It a Night feel more aggressively dark.

On screen, that difference shows up as a softer sense of contrast control. I use it for dashboards and finance apps when selection chips, primary links, or status badges need to feel decided without turning into navy. It also works well in streaming and media UI for timeline accents and filter states where you want purple to stay readable over busy thumbnails. Compared to , Maharaja is a touch rounder in mood, less ink-mass and more velvet weight, the one I reach for when hierarchy needs presence but not chill.

Pair it with warm off-whites or cool grays depending on the surrounding typography. If you drop it next to near-black purples, it won't disappear like shallower tones do, but you'll want to keep secondary elements muted so it stays the lead.

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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

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11.45:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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10.51:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

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1.55:1Fail

On Black #000000

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1.83:1Fail

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