Illicit Purple

I keep thinking of Illicit Purple as the purple you catch under brighter studio lights: it's a richer, more saturated tone than Dream Vapour, and it doesn't go candy-soft like Dreamy Candy Forest. It lands medium-light but with weight, so it reads intentional, not airy-milky or corner-of-the-mockup subtle.

Compared to Amethyst, it turns the dial toward a slightly cooler, moodier direction. It's not mauve-warm, and it won't look blue-forward either. I use it for dashboards and finance apps callouts, selected states, and emphasis chips where you want a confident brand purple that still plays nice with UI neutrals. You'll also see it in creator tooling and education platforms for step highlights, because it stays legible without feeling clinical.

Pair it with clean near-whites and soft gray-lavenders; against darker, richer purples it can feel a touch crowded, so give it breathing room.