Dark palette

Plum Service

A plum base with its green opposite held back, for accents that do not shout.

Plum Service swatches

4 colors · 4 of 12 pairs carry body text

Dark

#3E1F39

dark soft magenta

#3A6746

dark muted green

#B06CA0

mid soft magenta

#ABF1BD

light vivid green

CSS

:root {
  --plum_service-1: #3e1f39;
  --plum_service-2: #3a6746;
  --plum_service-3: #b06ca0;
  --plum_service-4: #abf1bd;
}

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

4 of 12 pairs reach 4.5:1

Contrast ratio of every color in this palette against every other.
On ↓ / text → #3E1F39#3A6746#B06CA0#ABF1BD
#3E1F39 Same 2.2 3.77 10.99
#3A6746 2.2 Same 1.71 5.0
#B06CA0 3.77 1.71 Same 2.92
#ABF1BD 10.99 5.0 2.92 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.