Afterhours: a music and nightlife website color palette
Hot pink and electric violet on a purple-black page feel like a club at 2am. Use them on big type, not small text.
#0A0612
Background
#160D24
Surface
#F3EAFE
Text
#FF3EA5
Accent
#8B5CFF
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Afterhours palette set as a real page: #F3EAFE text on #0A0612, every action in #FF3EA5.
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Surface #160D24 keeps cards distinct from the page.
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Surface #160D24 keeps cards distinct from the page.
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Surface #160D24 keeps cards distinct from the page.
Headings in Unbounded, body in Space Grotesk.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#F3EAFE on #0A061217.1:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#F3EAFE on #160D2416.1:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#FF3EA5 on #0A06126.1:1AA
- AaHighlight on the page#8B5CFF on #0A0612 · large text4.8:1AA
- AaPage colour on an accent button#0A0612 on #FF3EA5 · large text6.1:1AA
AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA needs 7:1. Check any pair in the contrast checker.
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:root {
--color-background: #0A0612;
--color-surface: #160D24;
--color-text: #F3EAFE;
--color-accent: #FF3EA5;
--color-highlight: #8B5CFF;
}More website color palettes
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a music and nightlife website?
Hot pink and electric violet on a purple-black page feel like a club at 2am. Use them on big type, not small text. The Afterhours palette uses #0A0612 for the page, #F3EAFE for text, #FF3EA5 for actions and #8B5CFF as a highlight.
Is the Afterhours palette accessible?
Body text scores 17.1:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.
Can an AI website builder pick a color palette for me?
Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) decides the palette, typography and layout for your brief in its design pass, before any code is written, then builds the site in React and Next.js and deploys it in one click.
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