Moody colour palettes

Dark and desaturated with a single mid-light colour to carry the mood. Explore 1704 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Sapphire & Midnight, #0E171E against #5F5D80 has a contrast ratio of 2.90:1. Keep this pair decorative and choose a higher-contrast foreground for text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 20–49% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodyaccented-neutral · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · warm
Moodynear-monochromatic · mixed
Moodyanalogous · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · warm
Moodycomplementary · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodyaccented-neutral · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · warm
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodynear-monochromatic · warm
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodyaccented-neutral · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodyanalogous · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · mixed
Moodynear-monochromatic · warm
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodynear-monochromatic · cool
Moodyanalogous · mixed

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