Build harmonious color palettes from an interactive color wheel — apply harmony rules like analogous, complementary or triad, then copy any value instantly.

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Pick a harmony rule and a base color, then drag the wheel markers to fine-tune. Click any swatch to copy it, or set it as the new base color.


About Color Palette Generator

The Color Palette Generator builds harmonious color schemes from an interactive color wheel. Pick a base color, choose a harmony rule — analogous, monochromatic, triad, complementary, split complementary, square, shades or fully custom — and the tool computes a matching palette instantly, with draggable markers on the wheel for fine-tuning.

Each swatch exposes its HEX, RGB, HSL and HSB values, and any color in the palette can be promoted to the new base with one click. A brightness slider shifts the whole scheme lighter or darker while the hue relationships stay locked, which makes exploring variations of a scheme very quick.

Everything is calculated live in your browser using color-theory math on the HSV wheel — there are no uploads and no server round-trips. When the palette looks right, copy individual values, all colors at once, ready-made CSS variables or a JSON export.

How to use Color Palette Generator

  1. Pick a base color with the picker, type a value, or click "Random".
  2. Choose a harmony rule such as analogous, complementary, triad or square.
  3. Drag the markers on the wheel and adjust the brightness slider to fine-tune the scheme.
  4. Click a swatch to copy it, or set it as the new base color to iterate.
  5. Export the palette with "Copy all", "Copy CSS variables" or "Copy JSON".

Frequently asked questions

Yes, it is completely free. The palette math runs entirely in your browser, so there are no credits, accounts or usage limits involved.

Each rule places the other palette colors at fixed angles around the color wheel relative to your base: complementary sits opposite (180°), triad spaces colors 120° apart, analogous keeps neighbors close together, split complementary flanks the opposite hue, and square spaces four hues 90° apart.

Analogous or monochromatic schemes are the safest for interfaces because they feel calm and cohesive. Use complementary or split complementary when you need a strong accent color for buttons and calls to action against a dominant base hue.

Yes. Switch to the Custom rule and drag each marker independently on the wheel, or start from any harmony rule and drag markers to adjust — the tool keeps the palette updated as you move them.

Every swatch shows HEX, RGB, HSL and HSB values, all copyable individually. You can also copy the full palette as plain values, as CSS custom properties ready for a stylesheet, or as JSON for handing off to code or design tools.


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