Hand lettering books illustration palette

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Created at 11/03/2019 08:40

The palette consists of Semi dark, Light colors. Accent colors #045cab and #e9a48c. Palette has Cool, Warm colors temperature.

By lightness, this palette runs from #045CAB (darkest) to #A7BDD2 (lightest). The lightness range is moderate.

Saturation is mixed — 1 muted and 3 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): #045CAB, #0B64AA, #486B9C, #936571, #A7BDD2, #E9A48C

Palette Hand lettering books illustration palette combines 6 color codes:

HEX: #045cab, RGB: (4, 92, 171); HEX: #e9a48c, RGB: (233, 164, 140); HEX: #0b64aa, RGB: (11, 100, 170)

HEX: #936571, RGB: (147, 101, 113); HEX: #a7bdd2, RGB: (167, 189, 210); HEX: #486b9c, RGB: (72, 107, 156)

Simplified version of palette colors

Shade of Royal Blue, Tint of Dark Salmon, Shade of Royal Blue, Shade of Indian Red, Shade of Light Steel Blue, Shade of Royal Blue

Color scheme was created by colorswall

Color codes in palette

Hand lettering books illustration palette color codes HEX, RGB information in table

Color	HEX	RGB	Name	Alternative name
#045cab	#045cab	RGB(4, 92, 171)	—	—
#e9a48c	#e9a48c	RGB(233, 164, 140)	—	—
#0b64aa	#0b64aa	RGB(11, 100, 170)	—	—
#936571	#936571	RGB(147, 101, 113)	—	—
#a7bdd2	#a7bdd2	RGB(167, 189, 210)	—	—
#486b9c	#486b9c	RGB(72, 107, 156)	—	—

7 color pairs have low contrast and need improvement which may impact readability.