Cyber Magenta Mirage
Cyber Magenta Mirage: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #BAF7D7, #A9E3C4, #86D4B5, #80C3A6, #FF46E6. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 2.38:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on green, teal, pink, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 2.38:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Mystery Mint#BAF7D7
A very light, muted green (Mystery Mint) that brings balance and health. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Quiet Jade#A9E3C4
A very light, muted green (Quiet Jade) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Cabbage#86D4B5
A light, moderately saturated teal (Cabbage) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Seaborn#80C3A6
A light, moderately saturated teal (Seaborn) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pink Party#FF46E6
A light, vivid pink (Pink Party) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.88:1Poor 1/5
- On black17.37:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly79% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #BAF7D7 | 93% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Accent | #A9E3C4 | 87% |
| ≈ Ash | Primary | #86D4B5 | 81% |
| ≈ Turquoise | Surface | #80C3A6 | 76% |
| ≈ Magenta | Text | #FF46E6 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #261322 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #baf7d7;
--color-surface: #80c3a6;
--color-primary: #86d4b5;
--color-accent: #a9e3c4;
--color-text: #261322;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #baf7d7;
--color-surface: #80c3a6;
--color-primary: #86d4b5;
--color-accent: #a9e3c4;
--color-ink: #261322;
}
About this palette
Cyber Magenta Mirage is palette number 6,437 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Magenta (#FF46E6), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#BAF7D7) at the light end to Magenta (#FF46E6) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Powder Blue #BAF7D7: suggested role background. It is a green color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.075.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #A9E3C4: suggested role accent. It is a green color with 87% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
3. ≈ Ash #86D4B5: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.089.
4. ≈ Turquoise #80C3A6: suggested role surface. It is a teal color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.08.
5. ≈ Magenta #FF46E6: suggested role text. It is a magenta color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.27, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the green, teal and magenta families, spread across 173 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.118 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Powder Blue (#BAF7D7) with Magenta (#FF46E6) at a contrast ratio of 2.38:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#BAF7D7), so this page suggests #261322 for text, a darkened Magenta that reaches 14.49:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #A9E3C4 and #86D4B5 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #86D4B5 and #80C3A6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #86D4B5 and #80C3A6 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #BAF7D7 as the background, #80C3A6 for cards and surfaces, #86D4B5 as the primary brand color, #A9E3C4 as the accent, and #261322 for text (a computed darker shade of Magenta, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. 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 Cyber Magenta Mirage accessible?
Its best pair reaches 2.38:1 (#BAF7D7 on #FF46E6). 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?
Ash (#86D4B5) 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 gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.