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Synthwave Haze

4-color mesh gradient

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Synthwave Haze is a 4-color CSS mesh gradient built from #120458, #7A04EB, #FF00A0, and #FE75FE. Its hues sit in the blue, purple, and pink ranges, and reads as vibrant. White text on it keeps at least 2.29:1 at its weakest point — below every WCAG text threshold.

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Shade scales

Each color as a 50–950 ramp, like Tailwind's built-in palettes — ready for a design system. The ringed step, marked ●, is the original color, exactly.

#120458

#7A04EB

#FF00A0

#FE75FE

@theme {
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-50: #F5F7FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-100: #E6EBFF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-200: #CED7FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-300: #AEBCFF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-400: #8696FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-500: #6672FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-600: #4F46FE;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-700: #3D2FD4;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-800: #2E20AA;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-900: #221585;
  --color-synthwave-haze-1-950: #120458;
}

@theme {
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-50: #F8F6FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-100: #EEE9FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-200: #DFD6FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-300: #CBBAFF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-400: #B293FF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-500: #9E6DFF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-600: #8D3FFF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-700: #7A04EB;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-800: #6000BC;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-900: #4A0094;
  --color-synthwave-haze-2-950: #2D005F;
}

@theme {
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-50: #FFF4F8;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-100: #FFE5EF;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-200: #FFCCE0;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-300: #FFA8CD;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-400: #FF6FB4;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-500: #FF00A0;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-600: #D40084;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-700: #AB006A;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-800: #890054;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-900: #6D0041;
  --color-synthwave-haze-3-950: #470029;
}

@theme {
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-50: #FFF3FE;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-100: #FFDCFD;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-200: #FFB5FD;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-300: #FE75FE;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-400: #F02AF3;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-500: #D000D4;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-600: #AF00B2;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-700: #8F0091;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-800: #740076;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-900: #5E005F;
  --color-synthwave-haze-4-950: #400041;
}

Light & dark theme

This palette as Material 3 color roles for a real interface, in light and dark mode. Every color comes with the text color that goes on it, and every pair's contrast is measured.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. 4 of 12 palette combinations are readable as body text. White and near-black text are included for comparison.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #120458#7A04EB#FF00A0#FE75FE
#120458
Same color
2.6Fail
4.9AA
7.8AAA
#7A04EB
2.6Fail
Same color
1.9Fail
3.0AA18
#FF00A0
4.9AA
1.9Fail
Same color
1.6Fail
#FE75FE
7.8AAA
3.0AA18
1.6Fail
Same color
White
17.7AAA
6.9AA
3.6AA18
2.3Fail
Near-black
1.0Fail
2.5Fail
4.8AA
7.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #120458 · 17.7:1
  • White on #7A04EB · 6.9:1
  • Near-black on #FF00A0 · 4.8:1
  • Near-black on #FE75FE · 7.7:1
Suggested fixes for 8 failing pairs

The nearest shade of the text color that passes AA (4.5:1), keeping its hue. Click one to copy it.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

What are the HEX, RGB, and HSL values for Synthwave Haze?

Every color in this 4-color set, with its contrast ratio against white and black.

Color values for Synthwave Haze: hex, RGB, HSL, and WCAG contrast ratios against white and black.
ColorNameHEXRGBHSLOn whiteOn black
#120458Midnight Blue#12045818, 4, 88250°, 91%, 18%17.74:11.18:1
#7A04EBBlue Violet#7A04EB122, 4, 235271°, 97%, 47%6.90:13.04:1
#FF00A0Deep Pink#FF00A0255, 0, 160322°, 100%, 50%3.65:15.76:1
#FE75FEFuchsia Pink#FE75FE254, 117, 254300°, 99%, 73%2.29:19.19:1

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