Dark palette

Ink and Cream

Almost black with one warm cream. Most of this palette is the contrast.

Ink and Cream swatches

4 colors · 6 of 12 pairs carry body text

Dark

#1A1D28

very dark muted blue

#665F4F

dark muted orange

#93ACD6

light soft azure

#FBE7C5

very light intense orange

CSS

:root {
  --ink_and_cream-1: #1a1d28;
  --ink_and_cream-2: #665f4f;
  --ink_and_cream-3: #93acd6;
  --ink_and_cream-4: #fbe7c5;
}

Drop these into :root and reference them anywhere. The names follow the palette so a second palette will not collide with this one.

Take it further

This palette is a starting point. Open it in the generator to change the harmony rule, lock the colors you like and shuffle the rest.

Open in the palette generator Check the first pair for contrast

Which color can sit on which

6 of 12 pairs reach 4.5:1

Contrast ratio of every color in this palette against every other.
On ↓ / text → #1A1D28#665F4F#93ACD6#FBE7C5
#1A1D28 Same 2.65 7.29 13.87
#665F4F 2.65 Same 2.75 5.23
#93ACD6 7.29 2.75 Same 1.9
#FBE7C5 13.87 5.23 1.9 Same

Read a row as the background and a column as the text on it. Anything at 4.5:1 or above carries body text; 3:1 covers large text and interface parts.