Tool

Scales

Tints, shades, and gradients from any color. Every step is a real value you can copy or export.

8 steps

Use as palette

#8A6997

#7A5D85

#6A5174

#5A4562

#4A3A51

#3A2E3F

#2A222D

#1A161C

CSS variables

:root {
  --shade-1: #8A6997;
  --shade-2: #7A5D85;
  --shade-3: #6A5174;
  --shade-4: #5A4562;
  --shade-5: #4A3A51;
  --shade-6: #3A2E3F;
  --shade-7: #2A222D;
  --shade-8: #1A161C;
}

How it works

Tints step from your color toward white, shades step toward black, and a gradient interpolates between two colors. Steps are evenly spaced so the scale reads cleanly in a UI.

Tip: the Colorway extension can send any color you pick on a page straight into this tool.

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