Synthwave colour palettes

Indigo night, hot pink, violet and cyan, with a sunset orange now and then. Explore 570 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Fuchsia & Violet, #221E59 against #FCBBD8 has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1. 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 28–86% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Synthwaveanalogous · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavetriadic · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwaveanalogous · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavecomplementary · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavetetradic · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · cool
Synthwaveanalogous · mixed
Synthwavesplit-complementary · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavesplit-complementary · mixed
Synthwavetetradic · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavecomplementary · mixed
Synthwavecomplementary · mixed
Synthwaveanalogous · warm
Synthwavetetradic · mixed
Synthwavecomplementary · mixed

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