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Color Palette Generator

Generate five-color palettes based on color-wheel harmonies. Lock the colors you like, start from your own brand color, and export the palette as CSS, Tailwind or JSON.

HarmonyStart from a color (optional)

Tip: press the space bar to generate a new palette. Lock the colors you like to keep them.

When should you use the Color Palette Generator?

Choosing colors for a new website, app or brand
Building a palette around an existing brand color
Getting Tailwind or CSS variables for a design system

How to use the Color Palette Generator

1
Pick a harmony
Leave 'Surprise me' or choose analogous, monochromatic, complementary, triadic or split complementary.
2
Generate
Click Generate palette or press the space bar until you like what you see.
3
Lock favourites
Click the lock on any color to keep it while the others change.
4
Export
Copy a single HEX by clicking it, or copy the whole palette as CSS, Tailwind or JSON.

Examples

Monochromatic palette from #6D28D9

Settings

Harmony: Monochromatic
Start from: #6D28D9

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #DBCBF6;
  --color-2: #AC86EA;
  --color-3: #7A3CDD;
  --color-4: #511DA5;
  --color-5: #2F115F;
}

Common errors and how to fix them

My starting color isn't used: Check the format — it must be a valid HEX, rgb() or hsl() value. The field turns red when it can't be read.
Space bar doesn't generate a new palette: Click an empty area of the page first. The shortcut is disabled while you're typing in a field.

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Color Palette Generator FAQ

Click Generate palette or press the space bar. Lock the colors you like by clicking the lock icon, then keep generating — locked colors stay while the others change.

They follow the color wheel. Analogous uses neighbouring hues for a calm look, Monochromatic uses one hue in different shades, Complementary pairs opposite hues for contrast, and Triadic and Split complementary use three evenly spaced hues for lively but balanced palettes.

Yes. Enter your color in 'Start from a color' (HEX, RGB or HSL) and the palette is built around it using the harmony you choose.

Choose CSS variables to get a :root block you can paste into your stylesheet, or Tailwind to get a colors object for tailwind.config.js. JSON and plain HEX lists are also available.

Each HEX label uses whichever of white or black meets the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast ratio on that color, so it stays readable. Use the Color Picker to check contrast for your own text colors.

Yes. Colors can't be owned — use the palettes in any personal or commercial project.