Palette and ratio

Palette and ratio, dark-mode, technical, dark

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Named color palette with RGB/HEX values, split across white, black, a gradient swatch, and a grid of expressive accent colors sized by ratio.

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Palette
#4E23F7
#DF4E60
#EC8D54
#5EBF98
#EDC57D
#3178F0
#4BE7DD
#FE79DE

Summary

The core palette page: white and black primaries on the left, a gradient and a named expressive-color grid on the right, each swatch carrying its RGB and HEX values and sized to suggest usage ratio.

Visual description

The page is split into three full-height columns. Left: a white field labeled "Primary White, RGB 255 255 255, HEX FFFFFF". Center: a black field labeled "Primary Black, RGB 0 0 0, HEX 000000". Right: a tall blue-orange iridescent gradient swatch labeled "Gradient" over a stacked grid of named accent swatches with RGB/HEX values, including Island Blue (#4E23F7), Canyon Coral (#DF4E60), Oasis Orange (#EC8D54), Archipelago Avocado (#5EBF98), Plateau Primrose (#EDC57D), Summit Saphire (#3178F0), Fjord Azure (#4BE7DD), Peninsula Purple (#A879DA), Parasol Pink (#FE79DE). Monospace header reads COLORS AND GRADIENTS / PALETTE AND RATIO. The swatch sizes encode relative usage, with the large white/black primaries dominating.

Key takeaway

Encoding usage ratio into swatch size: the huge white and black primaries plus a smaller expressive grid show at a glance that the system is mostly monochrome with accents used sparingly. Giving every accent a poetic place-name plus exact RGB/HEX makes the palette both memorable and precise.

Reuse notes

A directly reusable palette spec. The ratio-by-area idea communicates a color strategy faster than any rule text. Names like "Canyon Coral" aid recall but pair them with hard values, as here, for build accuracy.

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