Color Palette Generator

Create Professional Color Schemes Instantly

Generate beautiful color palettes based on color theory principles. Create professional color schemes in HEX, RGB, HSL formats with accessibility testing and color blindness simulation - perfect for designers and developers

How to Use Color Palette Generator
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Select a base color using the color picker or enter a HEX code

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Choose your palette type: monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, or tetradic

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Click 'Generate Palette' to create a color scheme based on color theory principles

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Try 'Random Color' to discover new base colors for creative projects

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Switch between HEX, RGB, or HSL display formats as needed

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Test accessibility with color blind simulation to ensure your palette works for everyone

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Click any color to copy its code to clipboard

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Export your palette as CSS variables or JSON for use in development projects

Key Features
Five professional palette types based on color theory: monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic, and tetradic
Complete color format support with HEX, RGB, and HSL for versatile workflows
Built-in color blindness simulation for accessibility testing
One-click color code copying to clipboard
Automatic luminance calculation for WCAG-compliant contrast analysis
Export functionality for CSS variables and JSON format
Random color generation to spark creative inspiration
Fully responsive design optimized for all devices

Frequently Asked Questions

Monochromatic uses variations of one hue, analogous uses adjacent colors on the color wheel, complementary uses opposite colors, triadic uses three equally spaced colors, and tetradic uses four colors forming a rectangle on the color wheel.
The tool simulates three types of color vision deficiency: protanopia (red-blind), deuteranopia (green-blind), and tritanopia (blue-blind). This helps ensure your palette is accessible to users with color vision differences.
Luminance measures the perceived brightness of a color (0-100%). It's crucial for determining text-background contrast ratios to meet accessibility standards like WCAG guidelines.
Copy the exported CSS variables into your stylesheet's :root selector. You can then use them throughout your CSS like 'color: var(--color-1)' for consistent theming.
Currently, you can only input colors in HEX format (#RRGGBB), but the tool displays colors in HEX, RGB, and HSL formats. You can copy colors in any of these formats.
HEX uses hexadecimal notation (#FF0000), RGB uses red-green-blue values (0-255), and HSL uses hue (0-360°), saturation (0-100%), and lightness (0-100%). Each format serves different design and development purposes.