Minimal colour palettes

Near-neutrals across the full lightness range, one hue barely showing through. Explore 983 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

Try this.

Use a small tonal range for surfaces and one deliberate colour for actions. A clear difference between text and background can carry most of the hierarchy.

Check the pairing.

Quiet secondary text still needs enough contrast to read. Test it at its intended size rather than judging the palette strip alone.

A pairing to start with.

In Ink & Mist, #121D36 against #EEEFF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1. 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 24–95% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Minimalmonochromatic · cool