Color Palette Generator
Generate beautiful color palettes for design projects with various color harmony schemes
Palette Settings
Configure your base color and harmony type to generate a color palette
Color Harmony Types
🎨 Harmony Types:
- Complementary: Colors opposite on the wheel (high contrast)
- Triadic: Three colors evenly spaced (vibrant, balanced)
- Analogous: Adjacent colors (harmonious, natural)
- Monochromatic: Same hue, different shades (elegant, unified)
- Tetradic: Four colors forming a rectangle (rich, complex)
💡 Usage Tips:
- • Use complementary for bold, attention-grabbing designs
- • Analogous palettes work well for backgrounds and calm themes
- • Monochromatic is perfect for minimalist, professional looks
- • Save your favorite palettes for consistent branding
- • Export palettes as JSON for use in design tools
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What types of color palettes can I generate?
- You can generate various color palettes including monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, tetradic, and split-complementary schemes. Each type offers different aesthetic and functional properties for design projects.
- How do I use the generated colors in my designs?
- Each color in the palette comes with its hex code, RGB values, and HSL values. You can copy these values directly into your design software, CSS, or any application that accepts color codes.
- Can I adjust the base color for palette generation?
- Yes! You can input a custom base color using hex codes, RGB values, or by using the color picker. The palette will be generated based on your chosen base color using color theory principles.
- Are the generated palettes suitable for web accessibility?
- While the tool generates aesthetically pleasing palettes, always test color combinations for accessibility compliance using contrast ratio checkers, especially for text and background combinations.
How to use Color Palette Generator
Follow these simple steps to get started with the Color Palette Generator tool
- 1
Choose a base color using the color picker or enter a hex/RGB value
- 2
Select the type of color palette you want to generate
- 3
Adjust the number of colors in the palette (if applicable)
- 4
Click 'Generate Palette' to create your color scheme
- 5
Copy color codes or download the palette for use in your projects