Birdie Num Num

#89acda

Bright, medium-cool periwinkle purple for calm focus

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About Birdie Num Num

Birdie Num Num sits in that middle ground where blue and purple are genuinely arguing. It's got more saturation than , there's actual color here, not just a whisper of it, but it stays softer and warmer than you'd expect from something this blue. It's the purple that doesn't feel purple until you look at it twice.

You'll find it in product interfaces and dashboard designs where you need a secondary accent that reads calm but not weak. It works in data visualization when you want to distinguish without the aggression of saturated blue. Illustration and branding pick it up too, especially for tech and SaaS where you're trying to feel approachable. It's got enough presence to hold attention on a background without the heaviness that carries or the flatness that defaults to.

Pair it with warm neutrals and it'll lean noticeably more blue. Push it next to cool grays and it'll almost disappear into the background, which is useful if you need a color that's technically there but polite about it.

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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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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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7.57:1AAA

On Black #000000

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8.98:1AAA

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