Gene Expression

  • Strongly Repressed
    #63557f
  • Repressed
    #8c79a5
  • Baseline
    #819f9a
  • Moderately Expressed
    #77b48c
  • Highly Expressed
    #c7bf66
  • Overexpressed
    #d77a58
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Created at 10/23/2026 20:35
The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors Moderately Expressed #77b48c and Overexpressed #d77a58. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #63557F (darkest) to #C7BF66 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 3 muted and 1 vivid out of 6 colors.

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

Overall temperature among swatches leans cool (4 of 6).

HEX codes (sorted): #63557F, #77B48C, #819F9A, #8C79A5, #C7BF66, #D77A58

Palette Gene Expression combines 6 color codes:
HEX: #63557f, RGB: (99, 85, 127); HEX: #8c79a5, RGB: (140, 121, 165); HEX: #819f9a, RGB: (129, 159, 154)
HEX: #77b48c, RGB: (119, 180, 140); HEX: #c7bf66, RGB: (199, 191, 102); HEX: #d77a58, RGB: (215, 122, 88)
Simplified version of palette colors
Tint of Dark Slate Blue, Shade of Medium Purple, Tint of Cadet Blue, Shade of Dark Sea Green, Tint of Dark Khaki, Shade of Coral
Color scheme was created by colorstudio

Color codes in palette

Gene Expression color codes HEX, RGB information in table

ColorHEXRGBNameAlternative name
#63557f#63557fRGB(99, 85, 127)Strongly Repressed—
#8c79a5#8c79a5RGB(140, 121, 165)Repressed—
#819f9a#819f9aRGB(129, 159, 154)Baseline—
#77b48c#77b48cRGB(119, 180, 140)Moderately Expressed—
#c7bf66#c7bf66RGB(199, 191, 102)Highly Expressed—
#d77a58#d77a58RGB(215, 122, 88)Overexpressed—

Color Palette Contrast

10 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.
Text ColorBackground ColorContrast Ratio
#63557f
#8c79a5
1.71
#8c79a5
#819f9a
1.36
#8c79a5
#77b48c
1.61
#8c79a5
#d77a58
1.26
#819f9a
#77b48c
1.18
#819f9a
#c7bf66
1.5

Image palette Gene Expression png