Stormy Horizon

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Cooler, deeper purple-gray for layered focus bars

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About Stormy Horizon

Stormy Horizon reads like a purple-gray caught under cloud cover. It's neither the dust-soft warmth of nor the quieter, deeper backpedal of . Compared to , it feels more atmospheric and less "clean and steady," with a cooler undertone that keeps it from going earthy.

I use it as the one you reach for when you need purple that stays composed in interfaces, not playful. It's a good fit for dashboards and finance apps where you want links, focus rings, or selected states to look decided, but still restrained. You'll also see it work in newsroom UI, internal review tools, and media edit panels where you need hierarchy without turning the page into a color parade.

One watch-out: on very dark backgrounds it can flatten toward gray. Pair it with off-whites or light lavenders so the purple stays legible and not just moody.

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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.

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4.30:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.94:1FailAA Large

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4.12:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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4.88:1AAAAA Large

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