soft white
soft orange
soft teal
bright purple
pale orange
Triadictriadic · mixed
Triadic colour palettes
Three hues a third of the wheel apart, balanced by tone so one leads. Explore 943 palettes.
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Colour pairings & usage tips
Use these colours.
Let one of the three hue families cover the largest area, one support it, and the third act as a smaller accent. Equal areas of three strong colours can compete for attention.
Text & contrast.
Three spaced hues do not guarantee three readable text pairs. Keep the measured foreground-background pair for reading and check each accent in its actual role.
A pairing to start with.
In Iris & Linen, #4D31D4 against #FAF8F7 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1. 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 47–98% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.