Succubus
#990022
Hot deep magenta-red for high-contrast accents
About Succubus
Succubus looks like a dark, wine-dark cherry with a meaner orange edge, not the ruby brightness you get from Shades of Ruby and not the flatter, more brown-red bite of Carnivore. It reads rich and saturated, with a temperature that feels hotter than French Winery, but it doesn't tip into that chili heat you'd associate with the lighter, more urgent reds.
In UI it's my pick when the signal needs to land fast without going full alarm, especially in payment and checkout surfaces where hover and primary actions sit on neutral backgrounds. I also use it for subscription and logistics banners in apps and web headers for media brands, because it holds character next to grays and cream without drifting toward rust.
One quirk: on very dark themes it can feel a little "velvet heavy," so I like pairing it with cool charcoals or crisp off-whites to keep the orange undertone from going muddy.
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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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