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Mardi Gras Palette

Mardi Gras Palette: #880085, #008A02, #47008A, #8A0043. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Mardi Gras Palette assigns primary #880085, secondary #008A02, surface #47008A, background #8A0043, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Pink, Green, Purple, and Gray families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #47008A at 0.0317 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Mardi Gras Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#880085Mardi Gras
Secondary#008A02#008A02
Surface#47008A#47008A
Background#8A0043#8A0043
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-mardi-gras-primary: #880085;
--palette-mardi-gras-secondary: #008A02;
--palette-mardi-gras-surface: #47008A;
--palette-mardi-gras-background: #8A0043;
--palette-mardi-gras-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Mardi Gras Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#880085
Black 2.39:1 · White 8.8:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#008A02
Black 4.64:1 · White 4.53:1
Best #000000
Surface#47008A
Black 1.63:1 · White 12.85:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#8A0043
Black 2.16:1 · White 9.71:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Mardi Gras Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Mardi Gras Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Mardi Gras Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0693
Black text2.39:1AA Fail
White text8.8:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#880085",
    "name": "Mardi Gras"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008A02",
    "name": "#008A02"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#47008A",
    "name": "#47008A"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A0043",
    "name": "#8A0043"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#880085",
    "name": "Mardi Gras",
    "blackContrast": 2.39,
    "whiteContrast": 8.8,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008A02",
    "name": "#008A02",
    "blackContrast": 4.64,
    "whiteContrast": 4.53,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#47008A",
    "name": "#47008A",
    "blackContrast": 1.63,
    "whiteContrast": 12.85,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A0043",
    "name": "#8A0043",
    "blackContrast": 2.16,
    "whiteContrast": 9.71,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "mardi gras palette",
  "generated palette",
  "pink palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-mardi-gras-primary: #880085;\n--palette-mardi-gras-secondary: #008A02;\n--palette-mardi-gras-surface: #47008A;\n--palette-mardi-gras-background: #8A0043;\n--palette-mardi-gras-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "mardi-gras",
  "name": "Mardi Gras Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "mardi-gras",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Mardi Gras, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Mardi Gras Palette combines primary #880085, secondary #008A02, surface #47008A, background #8A0043, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a pink palette, green palette, purple palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "mardi gras palette",
    "generated palette",
    "pink palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#880085",
      "slug": "mardi-gras",
      "name": "Mardi Gras",
      "rgb": [
        136,
        0,
        133
      ],
      "hsl": [
        301,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        2,
        47
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0693,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.39,
        "white": 8.8
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mardi-gras/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A02",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#008A02",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        138,
        2
      ],
      "hsl": [
        121,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        99,
        46
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1818,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.64,
        "white": 4.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47008A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#47008A",
      "rgb": [
        71,
        0,
        138
      ],
      "hsl": [
        271,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        49,
        100,
        0,
        46
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0317,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.63,
        "white": 12.85
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A0043",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A0043",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        0,
        67
      ],
      "hsl": [
        331,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        51,
        46
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0581,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.16,
        "white": 9.71
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#880085",
      "name": "Mardi Gras"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A02",
      "name": "#008A02"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47008A",
      "name": "#47008A"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A0043",
      "name": "#8A0043"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#880085",
      "name": "Mardi Gras",
      "blackContrast": 2.39,
      "whiteContrast": 8.8,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008A02",
      "name": "#008A02",
      "blackContrast": 4.64,
      "whiteContrast": 4.53,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#47008A",
      "name": "#47008A",
      "blackContrast": 1.63,
      "whiteContrast": 12.85,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A0043",
      "name": "#8A0043",
      "blackContrast": 2.16,
      "whiteContrast": 9.71,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-mardi-gras-primary: #880085;\n--palette-mardi-gras-secondary: #008A02;\n--palette-mardi-gras-surface: #47008A;\n--palette-mardi-gras-background: #8A0043;\n--palette-mardi-gras-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mardi-gras.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mardi-gras.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/mardi-gras/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mardi-gras.json"
}
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