Metro UI colors

  • Dark Red
    #b91d47
  • Red
    #ee1111
  • Dark Orange
    #da532c
  • Orange
    #e3a21a
  • Yellow
    #ffc40d
  • Dark Blue
    #2b5797
  • Blue
    #2d89ef
  • Light Blue
    #eff4ff
  • Teal
    #00aba9
  • Darken
    #1d1d1d
  • Dark Purple
    #603cba
  • Purple
    #7e3878
  • Light Purple
    #9f00a7
  • Magenta
    #ff0097
  • Dark Green
    #1e7145
  • Green
    #00a300
  • Light Green
    #99b433
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Created at 02/19/2020 11:25
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light, Dark colors. Accent colors Yellow #ffc40d and Light Blue #eff4ff. Palette has Warm, Cool, Neutral colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #1D1D1D (darkest) to #EFF4FF (lightest). The lightness range is wide.

Overall saturation feels vivid (higher chroma) — 82% of colors are vivid.

Some colors sit roughly opposite each other on the color wheel, giving the palette complementary contrast.

Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (8 of 17).

HEX codes (sorted): #00A300, #00ABA9, #1D1D1D, #1E7145, #2B5797, #2D89EF, #603CBA, #7E3878, #99B433, #9F00A7, #B91D47, #DA532C, #E3A21A, #EE1111, #EFF4FF, #FF0097, #FFC40D

Palette Metro UI colors combines 17 color codes:
HEX: #b91d47, RGB: (185, 29, 71); HEX: #ee1111, RGB: (238, 17, 17); HEX: #da532c, RGB: (218, 83, 44)
HEX: #e3a21a, RGB: (227, 162, 26); HEX: #ffc40d, RGB: (255, 196, 13); HEX: #2b5797, RGB: (43, 87, 151)
HEX: #2d89ef, RGB: (45, 137, 239); HEX: #eff4ff, RGB: (239, 244, 255); HEX: #00aba9, RGB: (0, 171, 169)
HEX: #1d1d1d, RGB: (29, 29, 29); HEX: #603cba, RGB: (96, 60, 186); HEX: #7e3878, RGB: (126, 56, 120)
HEX: #9f00a7, RGB: (159, 0, 167); HEX: #ff0097, RGB: (255, 0, 151); HEX: #1e7145, RGB: (30, 113, 69)
HEX: #00a300, RGB: (0, 163, 0); HEX: #99b433, RGB: (153, 180, 51)
Simplified version of palette colors
Shade of Crimson, Tint of Red, Tint of Orange Red, Tint of Goldenrod, Shade of Gold, Shade of Royal Blue, Shade of Dodger Blue, Shade of Alice Blue, Shade of Light Sea Green, Tint of Black, Tint of Dark Slate Blue, Tint of Purple, Tint of Dark Magenta, Shade of Deep Pink, Shade of Sea Green, Tint of Forest Green, Shade of Yellow Green
Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Metro UI colors color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#b91d47#b91d47RGB(185, 29, 71)Dark Red—
#ee1111#ee1111RGB(238, 17, 17)RedRoman Empire Red
#da532c#da532cRGB(218, 83, 44)Dark Orange—
#e3a21a#e3a21aRGB(227, 162, 26)Orange—
#ffc40d#ffc40dRGB(255, 196, 13)Yellow—
#2b5797#2b5797RGB(43, 87, 151)Dark Blue—
#2d89ef#2d89efRGB(45, 137, 239)Blue—
#eff4ff#eff4ffRGB(239, 244, 255)Light Blue—
#00aba9#00aba9RGB(0, 171, 169)Teal—
#1d1d1d#1d1d1dRGB(29, 29, 29)Darken—
#603cba#603cbaRGB(96, 60, 186)Dark Purple—
#7e3878#7e3878RGB(126, 56, 120)Purple—
#9f00a7#9f00a7RGB(159, 0, 167)Light Purple—
#ff0097#ff0097RGB(255, 0, 151)Magenta—
#1e7145#1e7145RGB(30, 113, 69)Dark Green—
#00a300#00a300RGB(0, 163, 0)Green—
#99b433#99b433RGB(153, 180, 51)Light Green—

Color Palette Contrast

68 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#b91d47
#ee1111
1.41
#b91d47
#da532c
1.57
#b91d47
#2b5797
1.14
#b91d47
#2d89ef
1.78
#b91d47
#603cba
1.16
#b91d47
#7e3878
1.22

Image palette Metro UI colors png