Vaporwave colour palettes

Synthwave in daylight: pink, aqua and lilac, lighter and less saturated. Explore 141 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Iris & Pearl, #7A7FC1 against #EDECF4 has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1. Use this pair for large text (24px, or about 19px bold); it falls below the normal-text threshold. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 62–95% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwaveanalogous · mixed
Vaporwavecomplementary · warm
Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwavetetradic · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwaveanalogous · warm
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · mixed
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · warm
Vaporwaveanalogous · mixed
Vaporwaveaccented-neutral · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwavecomplementary · cool
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · cool
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed
Vaporwavesplit-complementary · mixed
Vaporwaveanalogous · mixed
Vaporwavecomplementary · mixed

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