Bright Lavender Cascade
Bright Lavender Cascade: a vivid split complementary palette of #057561, #169489, #C860CA, #F9807C, #3CE5A1. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.46:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, pink, red, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.46:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Tropical Rainforest#057561
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Tropical Rainforest) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Green Dynasty#169489
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Green Dynasty) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lavendless#C860CA
A medium, vivid purple (Lavendless) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Meat#F9807C
A light, moderately saturated red (Meat) that brings a bold, confident accent. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Aquamarine#3CE5A1
A light, vivid teal (Aquamarine) that brings a coastal freshness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.63:1Good 3/5
- On black12.91:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly76% similarVery good 4/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Teal | Text | #057561 | 50% |
| ≈ Teal | Accent | #169489 | 60% |
| ≈ Lavender | Primary | #C860CA | 65% |
| ≈ Salmon | Surface | #F9807C | 74% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Background | #3CE5A1 | 82% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #01201A for text.
:root {
--color-background: #3ce5a1;
--color-surface: #f9807c;
--color-primary: #c860ca;
--color-accent: #169489;
--color-text: #01201a;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #3ce5a1;
--color-surface: #f9807c;
--color-primary: #c860ca;
--color-accent: #169489;
--color-ink: #01201a;
}
About this palette
Bright Lavender Cascade is palette number 3,721 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Lavender (#C860CA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Turquoise (#3CE5A1) at the light end to Teal (#057561) at the dark end, covering 50% to 82% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Teal #057561: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 50% lightness and a chroma of 0.094.
2. ≈ Teal #169489: suggested role accent. It is a teal color with 60% lightness and a chroma of 0.102.
3. ≈ Lavender #C860CA: suggested role primary. It is a magenta color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.185, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Salmon #F9807C: suggested role surface. It is a red color with 74% lightness and a chroma of 0.149.
5. ≈ Turquoise #3CE5A1: suggested role background. It is a green color with 82% lightness and a chroma of 0.167, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, magenta, red and green families, spread across 303 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Vivid palettes keep chroma between 0.15 and 0.26, and lightness between 52% and 82%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.139 makes the saturation rich.
That combination suits app and product marketing, event posters and social media graphics, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel lively, bold and full of contrast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Teal (#057561) with Turquoise (#3CE5A1) at a contrast ratio of 3.46:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#3CE5A1), so this page suggests #01201A for text, a darkened Teal that reaches 10.56:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #169489 and #F9807C may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #3CE5A1 as the background, #F9807C for cards and surfaces, #C860CA as the primary brand color, #169489 as the accent, and #01201A for text (a computed darker shade of Teal, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a vivid palette include app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bright Lavender Cascade accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.46:1 (#057561 on #3CE5A1). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Lavender (#C860CA) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits app and product marketing, event posters, social media graphics and entertainment brands, where a lively, bold and full of contrast feel works well.