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Nigh7

Nigh7

7-color palette · Cool · Dark · Triadic harmony

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Nigh7

7-color palette · Cool temperature · Dark tone · Triadic harmony

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Earthy 7 colors Cool Dark Triadic night blue purple sea
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Colors 7

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #000000;
  --c-earthy-2: #1A1316;
  --c-earthy-3: #261B23;
  --c-earthy-4: #2E263D;
  --c-earthy-5: #2B3757;
  --c-earthy-6: #37567A;
  --c-earthy-7: #6B95AD;
}

About this palette

This 7-color earthy palette runs from Aragonite Blue (#6B95AD) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Black, Kokushoku Black, Velvet Black, Telopea, Mediaeval Blue, Star Spangled and Aragonite Blue into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 21 color pairings, 3 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #6B95AD at 6.53:1.

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

Color breakdown

Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
Kokushoku Black #1A1316
RGB
rgb(26, 19, 22)
HSL
hsl(334, 16%, 9%)
Luminance
0.007
Velvet Black #261B23
RGB
rgb(38, 27, 35)
HSL
hsl(316, 17%, 13%)
Luminance
0.013
Telopea #2E263D
RGB
rgb(46, 38, 61)
HSL
hsl(261, 23%, 19%)
Luminance
0.023
Mediaeval Blue #2B3757
RGB
rgb(43, 55, 87)
HSL
hsl(224, 34%, 25%)
Luminance
0.039
Star Spangled #37567A
RGB
rgb(55, 86, 122)
HSL
hsl(212, 38%, 35%)
Luminance
0.089
Aragonite Blue #6B95AD
RGB
rgb(107, 149, 173)
HSL
hsl(202, 29%, 55%)
Luminance
0.276

Contrast & accessibility

3 of 21 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #000000 on #6B95AD 6.53:1 AA
Aa #1A1316 on #6B95AD 5.68:1 AA
Aa #261B23 on #6B95AD 5.17:1 AA
Aa #2E263D on #6B95AD 4.47:1 AA Large
Aa #2B3757 on #6B95AD 3.65:1 AA Large
Aa #000000 on #37567A 2.77:1 Fail
Aa #1A1316 on #37567A 2.42:1 Fail
Aa #37567A on #6B95AD 2.35:1 Fail
Aa #261B23 on #37567A 2.20:1 Fail
Aa #2E263D on #37567A 1.90:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #2B3757 1.79:1 Fail
Aa #1A1316 on #2B3757 1.56:1 Fail
Aa #2B3757 on #37567A 1.55:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #2E263D 1.46:1 Fail
Aa #261B23 on #2B3757 1.41:1 Fail
Aa #1A1316 on #2E263D 1.27:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #261B23 1.26:1 Fail
Aa #2E263D on #2B3757 1.22:1 Fail
Aa #261B23 on #2E263D 1.16:1 Fail
Aa #000000 on #1A1316 1.15:1 Fail
Aa #1A1316 on #261B23 1.10:1 Fail

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