Monochrome colour palettes

One hue, five lightnesses. Chroma follows the lightness curve. Explore 496 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Amethyst & Linen, #201D2E against #F7F7F9 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1. 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 24–98% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · neutral
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · mixed
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · warm
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool
Monochromemonochromatic · cool

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