Bold colour palettes

Deep, saturated colours that hold their own. Fewer hues, more weight. Explore 1114 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Indigo & Midnight, #1C1310 against #F9F8F8 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 20–98% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Boldsplit-complementary · mixed
Boldtetradic · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldtriadic · warm
Boldcomplementary · warm
Boldsplit-complementary · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldcomplementary · mixed
Boldtetradic · cool
Boldtetradic · mixed
Boldcomplementary · mixed
Boldsplit-complementary · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldtriadic · cool
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldcomplementary · mixed
Boldsplit-complementary · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldcomplementary · warm
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldsplit-complementary · mixed
Boldtriadic · mixed
Boldtriadic · warm

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