#16243A · #324E6E · #7E94B4 · #080E1A
Use #16243A as the background. Use #324E6E as the primary accent. Use #7E94B4 as secondary. Use #080E1A as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Starlit Lake — night, ocean, cool, moody.
Technical breakdown for the Starlit Lake color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).
| Swatch | Design Role | HEX | RGB | CMYK | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Luminance: 1.7% | 22, 36, 58 | 62%, 38%, 0%, 77% | 217°, 45%, 16% | ||
| Primary Accent Luminance: 7.3% | 50, 78, 110 | 55%, 29%, 0%, 57% | 212°, 38%, 31% | ||
| Secondary Luminance: 28.9% | 126, 148, 180 | 30%, 18%, 0%, 29% | 216°, 26%, 60% | ||
| Body Text Luminance: 0.4% | 8, 14, 26 | 69%, 46%, 0%, 90% | 220°, 53%, 7% |
Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Starlit Lake palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.
Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.
| Text on Background | Preview | Ratio | Grade | Safe For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #080E1A on #7E94B4 |
Aa Sample Text
| 6.23:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #7E94B4 on #080E1A |
Aa Sample Text
| 6.23:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #7E94B4 on #16243A |
Aa Sample Text
| 5.03:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #16243A on #7E94B4 |
Aa Sample Text
| 5.03:1 | AA | Body text, UI |
| #7E94B4 on #324E6E |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.77:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #324E6E on #7E94B4 |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.77:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #080E1A on #324E6E |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.25:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #324E6E on #080E1A |
Aa Sample Text
| 2.25:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #324E6E on #16243A |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.82:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #16243A on #324E6E |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.82:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #080E1A on #16243A |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.24:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #16243A on #080E1A |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.24:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
The Starlit Lake palette is built using a analogous relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.
A analogous palette is often preferred by professional designers because it creates a calm, serene atmosphere by using neighboring colors.
Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.
directly opposite #324E6E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy
30° beside #324E6E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension
a paper-white carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers
To use this Starlit Lake color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.
:root {
/* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'} --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'} --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'} --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'} --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}Use #16243A for the main background and #324E6E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.
The contrast ratio between #080E1A and #16243A is 1.24:1 (Fail). Ensure your body text remains legible.
The Starlit Lake palette contains #16243A, #324E6E, #7E94B4, #080E1A. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.
Yes for its strongest pairings: #080E1A on #7E94B4 reaches 6.2:1 (AA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.
Beyond its own four colors, #7B5C37, #3A3965, #EBEDEF extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.
Starlit Lake reads as night, ocean, cool. Gently saturated cyan-blue drives the personality, grounded by gently saturated blue — a combination that works best when the deep base gets most of the canvas.
Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Starlit Lake palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.
Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Starlit Lake's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.