#FF6EC7
#7AF0FF
#B0A0FF
#1A1030
Background
Primary Accent
Secondary
Body Text

Vaporwave Mall Color Palette

#FF6EC7 · #7AF0FF · #B0A0FF · #1A1030

AAA
WCAG Grade
7.2:1
Contrast Ratio
767
Saves
2,823
AI Copies
AI Prompt

Use #FF6EC7 as the background. Use #7AF0FF as the primary accent. Use #B0A0FF as secondary. Use #1A1030 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Vaporwave Mall — neon, night, sunset, pastel.

Hex Codes, RGB & CMYK Color Values

Technical breakdown for the Vaporwave Mall 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: 36.5%
255, 110, 199 0%, 57%, 22%, 0% 323°, 100%, 72%
Primary Accent
Luminance: 73.7%
122, 240, 255 52%, 6%, 0%, 0% 187°, 100%, 74%
Secondary
Luminance: 41.6%
176, 160, 255 31%, 37%, 0%, 0% 250°, 100%, 81%
Body Text
Luminance: 0.8%
26, 16, 48 46%, 67%, 0%, 81% 259°, 50%, 13%

Vaporwave Mall Tints & Shades

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 Vaporwave Mall palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.

#FF6EC7 saturated magenta
#7AF0FF saturated teal
#B0A0FF saturated blue
#1A1030 gently saturated violet

Vaporwave Mall Palette Contrast Matrix (WCAG 2.1)

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
#1A1030 on #7AF0FF
Aa Sample Text
13.56:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#7AF0FF on #1A1030
Aa Sample Text
13.56:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1A1030 on #B0A0FF
Aa Sample Text
8.03:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#B0A0FF on #1A1030
Aa Sample Text
8.03:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#1A1030 on #FF6EC7
Aa Sample Text
7.16:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#FF6EC7 on #1A1030
Aa Sample Text
7.16:1 AAA Body text, headings, UI
#7AF0FF on #FF6EC7
Aa Sample Text
1.89:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF6EC7 on #7AF0FF
Aa Sample Text
1.89:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B0A0FF on #7AF0FF
Aa Sample Text
1.69:1 Fail Decorative use only
#7AF0FF on #B0A0FF
Aa Sample Text
1.69:1 Fail Decorative use only
#B0A0FF on #FF6EC7
Aa Sample Text
1.12:1 Fail Decorative use only
#FF6EC7 on #B0A0FF
Aa Sample Text
1.12:1 Fail Decorative use only

Vaporwave Mall Color Psychology & Meaning

A vaporwave mall is an empty atrium lit by pink and cyan fixtures, remembered more fondly than it was ever experienced, and this palette is mall pink with mall lilac. It feels nostalgic and eerie, the color of a shopping centre after closing.

Color Harmony: Triadic Scheme

The Vaporwave Mall palette is built using a triadic relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.

Hue Wheel

A triadic palette is often preferred by professional designers because it balances visual interest with cohesion.

History & Design Context

Vaporwave imagery centres on late twentieth-century commercial interiors, and its pink and cyan lighting echoes the fluorescent and neon mixes used in real malls of the 1980s and 1990s.

Best Design Use Cases

Use the mall pink for wide surfaces, mall cyan for buttons and links, mall lilac for secondary details, and atrium dark for text.

Industries This Palette Suits

Fintech and crypto products, developer tools, hackathon branding.

Colors That Pair Well With Vaporwave Mall

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.

red

directly opposite #7AF0FF on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy

blue

30° beside #7AF0FF — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension

tinted neutral

a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers

Using Vaporwave Mall Without Breaking Accessibility

  • Avoid #7AF0FF for small UI elements on #FF6EC7 — at 1.9:1 it misses the 3:1 WCAG threshold; darken it with a shade from the ramp below.
  • Set body text in #1A1030 — 7.2:1 against #FF6EC7 passes WCAG AA (AAA) for long-form reading.
  • Don't use #B0A0FF behind body text — this light tone works better for surfaces, badges and dividers than for reading areas.

How to Implement the Vaporwave Mall Color Scheme

To use this Vaporwave Mall 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.

Option 1: CSS Variables

:root { 
  /* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'}  --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'}  --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'}  --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'}  --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}

Web Design Tip

Use #FF6EC7 for the main background and #7AF0FF for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.

Accessibility Note

The contrast ratio between #1A1030 and #FF6EC7 is 7.16:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.

Vaporwave Mall Palette — Frequently Asked Questions

What are the hex codes in the Vaporwave Mall color palette?

The Vaporwave Mall palette contains #FF6EC7, #7AF0FF, #B0A0FF, #1A1030. 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.

Is the Vaporwave Mall color palette accessible (WCAG)?

Yes for its strongest pairings: #1A1030 on #7AF0FF reaches 13.6:1 (AAA). 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.

What colors go well with the Vaporwave Mall palette?

Beyond its own four colors, #FF7866, #81AFF8, #1A0F16 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.

What mood does the Vaporwave Mall palette create?

Vaporwave Mall reads as neon, night, sunset. Saturated teal drives the personality, grounded by saturated magenta — a combination that works best when the light base gets most of the canvas.

Can I use the Vaporwave Mall color palette commercially?

Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Vaporwave Mall palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.

How do I add the Vaporwave Mall palette to Tailwind or CSS?

Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Vaporwave Mall's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.

Similar Palettes

Live Preview
Generate Similar ✦
Skip to content