Minimal colour palettes

Near-neutrals across the full lightness range, one hue barely showing through. Explore 983 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

Use these colours.

Use a small tonal range for surfaces and one deliberate colour for actions. A clear difference between text and background can carry most of the hierarchy.

Text & contrast.

Quiet secondary text still needs enough contrast to read. Test it at its intended size rather than judging the palette strip alone.

A pairing to start with.

In Ink & Mist, #121D36 against #EEEFF1 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 24–95% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Minimalmonochromatic · cool