Colour Palette Generator
Generates colour palettes with tints, shades and complementary or triadic harmonies from a base colour.
Palette generator
Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use this calculator
- Pick a base colour.
- Copy the tints, shades and harmony colours it generates.
How it works
Tints lighten and shades darken the base in HSL; complementary, analogous and triadic colours rotate the hue (180°, ±30°, ±120°).
Worked example
From a teal base. Get lighter tints, darker shades, plus complementary/analogous/triadic swatches.
Tips
- Runs entirely in your browser. Your input is not uploaded or stored.
Frequently asked questions
What's a triadic palette?
Three colours evenly spaced around the colour wheel (120° apart) — vivid but balanced.
Privacy?
Runs entirely in your browser. Your input is not uploaded or stored.
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Cite this tool
Zerdly. (2026). Colour Palette Generator. Retrieved from https://www.zerdly.com/tools/colour-palette-generator/
Tip: Enter any known values to calculate the remaining results.
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