Lively Red Velvet
Lively Red Velvet: a vivid split complementary palette of #73CEFD, #68BAF9, #FA413F, #9A730D, #117490. Lively, bold and full of contrast; best contrast 3.05:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on blue, red, yellow, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 3.05:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Sky#73CEFD
A light, moderately saturated blue (Sky) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Hello Summer#68BAF9
A light, moderately saturated blue (Hello Summer) that brings trust and steadiness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Pelati#FA413F
A medium, vivid red (Pelati) that brings warmth and energy. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Puma#9A730D
A medium, moderately saturated brown (Puma) that brings craft and reliability. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Blue Fjord#117490
A medium, moderately saturated blue (Blue Fjord) that brings trust and steadiness. White text sits comfortably on it.
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Accessibility
- On white5.35:1Good 3/5
- On black11.97:1Very good 4/5
- Color blind friendly89% similarExcellent 5/5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Sky | Background | #73CEFD | 81% |
| ≈ Sky | Accent | #68BAF9 | 76% |
| ≈ Red | Primary | #FA413F | 65% |
| ≈ Olive | Surface | #9A730D | 58% |
| ≈ Teal | Text | #117490 | 52% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #011E28 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #73cefd;
--color-surface: #9a730d;
--color-primary: #fa413f;
--color-accent: #68baf9;
--color-text: #011e28;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #73cefd;
--color-surface: #9a730d;
--color-primary: #fa413f;
--color-accent: #68baf9;
--color-ink: #011e28;
}
About this palette
Lively Red Velvet is palette number 6,577 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a vivid palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Red (#FA413F), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as lively, bold and full of contrast. Its colors run from Sky (#73CEFD) at the light end to Teal (#117490) at the dark end, covering 52% to 81% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Sky #73CEFD: suggested role background. It is a cyan color with 81% lightness and a chroma of 0.11.
2. ≈ Sky #68BAF9: suggested role accent. It is a blue color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.121.
3. ≈ Red #FA413F: suggested role primary. It is a red color with 65% lightness and a chroma of 0.221, which makes it clearly saturated.
4. ≈ Olive #9A730D: suggested role surface. It is a yellow color with 58% lightness and a chroma of 0.115.
5. ≈ Teal #117490: suggested role text. It is a cyan color with 52% lightness and a chroma of 0.093.
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 cyan, blue, red and yellow families, spread across 217 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: 2 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 3 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.132 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 Sky (#73CEFD) with Teal (#117490) at a contrast ratio of 3.05:1, 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 (#73CEFD), so this page suggests #011E28 for text, a darkened Teal that reaches 9.83:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #FA413F and #9A730D may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #73CEFD and #68BAF9 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #73CEFD as the background, #9A730D for cards and surfaces, #FA413F as the primary brand color, #68BAF9 as the accent, and #011E28 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 Lively Red Velvet accessible?
Its best pair reaches 3.05:1 (#73CEFD on #117490). 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?
Red (#FA413F) 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.