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4-Color Cruel Ruby Palette

4-Color Cruel Ruby Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Mixed · Triadic harmony

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4-Color Cruel Ruby Palette

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Mixed tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Mixed Triadic
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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #2F2342;
  --c-earthy-2: #E42F45;
  --c-earthy-3: #B42B3F;
  --c-earthy-4: #7CA0E5;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Blue Cue (#7CA0E5) as its lightest tone to Telopea (#2F2342) as its darkest. It blends Telopea, Cruel Ruby, Timeless Beauty and Blue Cue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 1 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #2F2342 on #7CA0E5 at 5.57:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Telopea #2F2342
RGB
rgb(47, 35, 66)
HSL
hsl(263, 31%, 20%)
Luminance
0.022
Cruel Ruby #E42F45
RGB
rgb(228, 47, 69)
HSL
hsl(353, 77%, 54%)
Luminance
0.190
Timeless Beauty #B42B3F
RGB
rgb(180, 43, 63)
HSL
hsl(351, 61%, 44%)
Luminance
0.118
Blue Cue #7CA0E5
RGB
rgb(124, 160, 229)
HSL
hsl(219, 67%, 69%)
Luminance
0.351

Contrast & accessibility

1 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #2F2342 on #7CA0E5 5.57:1 AA
Aa #2F2342 on #E42F45 3.33:1 AA Large
Aa #B42B3F on #7CA0E5 2.39:1 Fail
Aa #2F2342 on #B42B3F 2.33:1 Fail
Aa #E42F45 on #7CA0E5 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #E42F45 on #B42B3F 1.43:1 Fail

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