Royal purple, Mardi Gras gold, and vivid green — the three sacred colours of a celebration that turns the world upside down for one last time before Lent.
Carnival — from the Latin carne vale, farewell to meat — is the last great feast before the austerity of Lent, and its colours reflect that urgency. The Mardi Gras palette of purple, gold, and green was formalised in New Orleans in 1872, each colour assigned a meaning: purple for justice, gold for power, green for faith. But Carnival exists in hundreds of forms worldwide — the feathered brilliance of Rio de Janeiro, the painted faces of Venice, the street parties of Trinidad and Tobago — and in each incarnation, the palette is vivid, saturated, and unrestrained. These are colours chosen by people who know the grey season is coming and intend to use every colour available before it arrives.
#7015ac
RGB(112, 21, 172) · hsl(276, 78%, 38%)
A vivid violet: medium, considered, and steady.
Steadfast Atoll till Meeting →#eac234
RGB(234, 194, 52) · hsl(47, 81%, 56%)
vivid and light — a yellow that reads as open.
What Solid Atoll on Stirring →#43f740
RGB(67, 247, 64) · hsl(119, 92%, 61%)
vivid and light — a green that reads as open.
The Seasoned Bog between Casting →#d91771
RGB(217, 23, 113) · hsl(332, 81%, 47%)
vivid and medium — a pink that reads as grounded.
Strong Alcove nearby the Reckoning →#a029e0
RGB(160, 41, 224) · hsl(279, 75%, 52%)
vivid and medium — a violet that reads as open.
The Grainy Arch toward Persisting →:root { --carnival-1: #7015ac; --carnival-2: #eac234; --carnival-3: #43f740; --carnival-4: #d91771; --carnival-5: #a029e0;}