Palette

The brand petals

The two colours that everything else orbits, lifted from the lotus mark.

Iris --nibiru-iris #7c70ab

Primary brand violet — the inner petals of the lotus. Used for accents, links, focus rings, hairlines.

Iris Deep --nibiru-iris-deep #5e548c

Deeper violet for emphasis text and active states.

Iris Soft --nibiru-iris-soft #b6adcd

Pale violet for subtle backgrounds and decorative ornaments.

Skyfall --nibiru-skyfall #7db7dc

Brand sky-blue — the outer petals. Cool accents, dark-mode links.

Skyfall Deep --nibiru-skyfall-deep #4a8fb7

Link emphasis, focus.

Skyfall Soft --nibiru-skyfall-soft #c2dcec

Pale blue surface tint.

The page

There is no pure white in the system.

Paper --nibiru-paper #f5f1e8

The page. The dominant colour of the design.

Mist --nibiru-mist #faf7f0

Slightly lighter paper — elevated surfaces (cards, panels).

Lavender --nibiru-lavender #ece6f3

Surface tint with a violet whisper — sidebars, callouts.

Lavender Deep --nibiru-lavender-deep #ddd3eb

Big background numerals on the splash page.

Text

Ink --nibiru-ink #1f1b2e

Body text. Deep indigo-black, never pure black.

Ink Soft --nibiru-ink-soft #4a4258

Lead paragraphs, secondary text.

Ink Faint --nibiru-ink-faint #847b94

Captions, tabular labels, disabled state.

Restrained accents

Three colours used rarely — each earns its place by appearing in only one role.

Aurum --nibiru-aurum #c9a96e

Gold leaf — the highest emphasis. The underline behind the word *Impress* on the splash hero. Use once per screen.

Rose --nibiru-rose #d68a8a

The single danger note. Used by the danger-callout border.

Moss --nibiru-moss #94a96e

The single success / valid note. Reserved for status indicators.

Dark mode

When the user toggles dark mode, the system flips to a twilight palette but keeps the petals unchanged.

Twilight --nibiru-dark-bg #181428

Dark-mode page background.

Aubergine --nibiru-dark-surface #1f1933

Dark-mode surface for cards and panels.

Don’t

• No purple gradients on white. That’s the AI-slop aesthetic this system explicitly rejects.
• No pure black or pure white. Use Ink and Paper.
• Don’t dilute the gold. Aurum should never be next to another accent. One gold-leaf moment per screen, max.
• Don’t introduce new accents. The palette is small on purpose.