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IBM Qualitative

10-color palette · Neutral · Mixed · Complementary harmony

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IBM Qualitative

10-color palette · Neutral temperature · Mixed tone · Complementary harmony

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Vibrant 10 colors Neutral Mixed Complementary ibm qualitative
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Colors 10

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-vibrant-1: #5392FF;
  --c-vibrant-2: #71CDDD;
  --c-vibrant-3: #34BC6E;
  --c-vibrant-4: #95D13C;
  --c-vibrant-5: #FFB000;
  --c-vibrant-6: #FE8500;
  --c-vibrant-7: #FF509E;
  --c-vibrant-8: #9B82F3;
  --c-vibrant-9: #000000;
  --c-vibrant-10: #FFFFFF;
}

About this palette

This 10-color vibrant palette runs from White (#FFFFFF) as its lightest tone to Black (#000000) as its darkest. It blends Polar Glow, Slick Blue, Turtle Warrior, Green Lantern, Frenzy, The New Black, Pinkella, Forgotten Purple, Black and White into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 45 color pairings, 9 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #000000 on #FFFFFF at 21:1.

A versatile palette suitable for marketing pages, product hero blocks, illustrations, and accent UI states.

Color breakdown

Polar Glow #5392FF
RGB
rgb(83, 146, 255)
HSL
hsl(218, 100%, 66%)
Luminance
0.296
Slick Blue #71CDDD
RGB
rgb(113, 205, 221)
HSL
hsl(189, 61%, 65%)
Luminance
0.524
Turtle Warrior #34BC6E
RGB
rgb(52, 188, 110)
HSL
hsl(146, 57%, 47%)
Luminance
0.378
Green Lantern #95D13C
RGB
rgb(149, 209, 60)
HSL
hsl(84, 62%, 53%)
Luminance
0.523
Frenzy #FFB000
RGB
rgb(255, 176, 0)
HSL
hsl(41, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.523
The New Black #FE8500
RGB
rgb(254, 133, 0)
HSL
hsl(31, 100%, 50%)
Luminance
0.379
Pinkella #FF509E
RGB
rgb(255, 80, 158)
HSL
hsl(333, 100%, 66%)
Luminance
0.295
Forgotten Purple #9B82F3
RGB
rgb(155, 130, 243)
HSL
hsl(253, 82%, 73%)
Luminance
0.294
Black #000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
Luminance
0.000
White #FFFFFF
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 255)
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 100%)
Luminance
1.000

Contrast & accessibility

9 of 45 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #000000 on #FFFFFF 21.00:1 AAA
Aa #71CDDD on #000000 11.48:1 AAA
Aa #95D13C on #000000 11.46:1 AAA
Aa #FFB000 on #000000 11.46:1 AAA
Aa #FE8500 on #000000 8.57:1 AAA
Aa #34BC6E on #000000 8.56:1 AAA
Aa #5392FF on #000000 6.92:1 AA
Aa #FF509E on #000000 6.89:1 AA
Aa #9B82F3 on #000000 6.88:1 AA
Aa #FF509E on #FFFFFF 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #9B82F3 on #FFFFFF 3.05:1 AA Large
Aa #5392FF on #FFFFFF 3.03:1 AA Large
Aa #34BC6E on #FFFFFF 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #FE8500 on #FFFFFF 2.45:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #FFFFFF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #95D13C on #FFFFFF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #FFB000 on #FFFFFF 1.83:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #FF509E 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #9B82F3 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #95D13C on #9B82F3 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #FFB000 on #9B82F3 1.67:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #71CDDD 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #95D13C 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #FFB000 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #95D13C on #FF509E 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #FFB000 on #FF509E 1.66:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #34BC6E 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #FE8500 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #34BC6E on #95D13C 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #34BC6E on #FFB000 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #95D13C on #FE8500 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #FFB000 on #FE8500 1.34:1 Fail
Aa #FE8500 on #9B82F3 1.25:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #34BC6E 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #FE8500 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #34BC6E on #FF509E 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #34BC6E on #9B82F3 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #FE8500 on #FF509E 1.24:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #9B82F3 1.01:1 Fail
Aa #5392FF on #FF509E 1.00:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #95D13C 1.00:1 Fail
Aa #71CDDD on #FFB000 1.00:1 Fail
Aa #34BC6E on #FE8500 1.00:1 Fail
Aa #95D13C on #FFB000 1.00:1 Fail
Aa #FF509E on #9B82F3 1.00:1 Fail

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