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Cool Color Palettes

Cool colour lives on the blue half of the wheel: cyan through indigo, plus the greens and violets that share that temperature. Analogous neighbours keep the set calm and slightly distant, as if lit by north light. Its main colours include lavender (#e6dcf4), baby pink (#eca7c5), lilac (#c0ade0), amethyst (#9e77d6), emerald (#42cb7b), built as an analogous set around 205° on the colour wheel. Hex and RGB values for each swatch are listed below for quick copy.

Cool color palette hex codes

Main cool colours with named swatches, HEX and RGB. Derived from this tag's hue (205°), saturation (50%) and analogous scheme.

Cool color palette hex codes
SwatchNameHEXRGBCopy
Lavender swatchLavender#e6dcf4rgb(230, 220, 244)
Baby Pink swatchBaby Pink#eca7c5rgb(236, 167, 197)
Lilac swatchLilac#c0ade0rgb(192, 173, 224)
Amethyst swatchAmethyst#9e77d6rgb(158, 119, 214)
Emerald swatchEmerald#42cb7brgb(66, 203, 123)
Cerulean swatchCerulean#37449crgb(55, 68, 156)
Teal swatchTeal#268a88rgb(38, 138, 136)
Charcoal swatchCharcoal#29587brgb(41, 88, 123)

Cool color palettes

About cool color palettes

These 1744 cool palettes cluster around 205° with medium saturation and a wide lightness span, so you can pull a pale wash and a deep indigo from the same family.

Designers reach for this range when they want quiet confidence: interfaces, wellness brands and photography that should feel clean rather than heated.

Anchor the layout with the lightest cool grey or mist blue, place mid blues on secondary panels, and use the darkest indigo for type. Keep warm accents out unless they mark a warning or a sale; even a small orange will break the temperature story.

Need something more specific? Generate a custom scheme with the AI color palette generator or extract one from a photo with the color palette from image tool.

Cool color palette FAQ

What makes a colour palette cool?

Hue placement. Cool schemes stay on the blue side of the wheel, here represented by lavender (#e6dcf4), baby pink (#eca7c5), lilac (#c0ade0). Warm reds and yellows are excluded so the set reads calm and recessed.

Which hex codes are cool colours?

Examples from this page include #e6dcf4, #eca7c5, #c0ade0, #9e77d6, #42cb7b, #37449c, #268a88, #29587b, centred near #629fcb. Any swatch that drifts toward orange leaves the cool family.

When should I choose cool over warm colour?

Choose cool when the product should feel spacious, clinical or evening-like. Cool hues recede visually, which helps complex layouts breathe.

Are the 1744 cool palettes free to download?

Yes. Copy any scheme as hex, CSS or Tailwind with no fee and no attribution. The AI generator can rebuild a cool analogous set if you need a custom variation.