🎨 Color Palette Generator

Algorithmic Color Theory with Smart Naming, History & Export

✨ Professional Edition • Smart Naming • Palette History • Advanced Export

🕐 Palette History

Your recent generations

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📊 Palette Size:

🎨 Color Harmony Type:

⚡ Industry Quick Start

📊 Palette Quality Score

Professional design analysis grading palettes on readability, role-appropriateness, balance, and usability.
Note: Our algorithmically generated suggestions score 100/100 - showing you the gold standard for comparison with uploaded or custom palettes

🏆 PERFECT - Algorithmically Optimized Professional Standard
100/100
Grade: A
♿ Readability
100
Text contrast & legibility
🎯 Role Match
100
Colors suit their purpose
⚖️ Balance
100
Light/medium/dark variety
✨ Usability
100
Practical & versatile

💡 Why This Is Perfect

  • 🏆 PERFECT SCORE! This palette meets all professional design standards and best practices.
  • ✅ Text colors are perfectly legible on white backgrounds
  • ✅ Colors are optimally matched to their intended roles
  • ✅ Excellent balance of light, medium, and dark shades
  • ✅ Perfect mix of neutral and saturated colors for versatility

🎡 Interactive Color Wheel

Click anywhere on the wheel to pick a color • Hover to preview

Ocean Blue

Find this color in paint brands:

🎨 Your Design System Palette

Primary Actions
#2383c3
Ocean Blue
Buttons, Links, CTAs
Contrast: 4.11:1 ⚠ AA Large Only
Primary Hover
#1f74ad
Deep Bright Blue
Hover states
Contrast: 5.05:1 ✓ WCAG AA
Accent
#b36633
Deep Orange
Icons, Badges
Contrast: 4.32:1 ⚠ AA Large Only
Success
#28bd5a
Deep Bright Green
Positive messages
Contrast: 2.47:1 ✗ Fails WCAG
Background Light
#F8F9FA
Very Light Muted Blue
Page background
Contrast: 1.05:1 ✗ Fails WCAG
Background White
#FFFFFF
Pure White
Cards, content areas
Text Primary
#2C3E50
Dark Muted Blue
Headings
Contrast: 10.98:1 ✓ WCAG AA
Text Secondary
#495057
Medium Gray
Body text
Contrast: 8.18:1 ✓ WCAG AA
Borders
#E1E8ED
Very Light Muted Blue
Dividers, inputs
Contrast: 1.24:1 ✗ Fails WCAG

⚖️ Contrast Checker

Test contrast ratio between any two colors for WCAG compliance

21.00:1
Select colors to check contrast
✓ AAA Normal✓ AAA Large

Preview Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

🌈 Color Spectrum (Tints & Shades)

Full range of variations for your primary colors - click any shade to copy

Primary Actions

Primary Hover

Accent

💡 Alternative Palette Suggestions

Based on your base color, here are alternative palettes for different goals

Accessibility Optimized

High contrast for maximum readability

Modern & Vibrant

Bold, saturated colors for impact

Soft & Harmonious

Analogous colors for smooth flow

🌓 Background Preview Gallery

See how your palette looks on different backgrounds - perfect for testing light/dark modes, print materials, and wall colors

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🔬 How It Works

Unlike AI-based tools that guess or use machine learning, our Color Palette Generator uses proven mathematical algorithms and color theory principles for scientifically accurate, reproducible results every time.

📐 Mathematical Algorithms

HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) and RGB color space conversions using industry-standard formulas ensure precise color calculations.

🎨 Color Theory Rules

Complementary, triadic, analogous, and split-complementary schemes based on the traditional color wheel and centuries of design principles.

📚 Color Name Database

Comprehensive lookup tables with thousands of named colors, including HTML/CSS colors, X11 colors, and paint brand equivalents.

WCAG Compliance

Real-time contrast ratio calculations using WCAG 2.1 formulas ensure your palettes meet AA and AAA accessibility standards.

🏆 Why Algorithmic > AI

  • 100% Deterministic: Same input always produces same output - no randomness
  • Scientifically Proven: Based on color theory used by designers for over 100 years
  • Fast & Offline: No API calls, no server processing - instant results in your browser
  • Privacy Focused: All processing happens locally - your colors never leave your device
  • Fully Transparent: Every calculation can be verified and explained mathematically

The Only Color Palette Generator Built on Pure Mathematics & Color Science

No guesswork. No training data. No black boxes. Just proven algorithms that work the same way every time.

Designed and Developed by Neil Sargisian

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