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Moonstone Palette

Moonstone Palette: #D9E6E8, #E8DBD9, #D9E8E2, #D9DEE8. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Moonstone Palette assigns primary #D9E6E8, secondary #E8DBD9, surface #D9E8E2, background #D9DEE8, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D9E8E2 at 0.7796; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#D9E6E8Moonstone
Secondary#E8DBD9#E8DBD9
Surface#D9E8E2#D9E8E2
Background#D9DEE8#D9DEE8
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-moonstone-primary: #D9E6E8;
--palette-moonstone-secondary: #E8DBD9;
--palette-moonstone-surface: #D9E8E2;
--palette-moonstone-background: #D9DEE8;
--palette-moonstone-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D9E6E8
Black 16.43:1 · White 1.28:1
Best #000000
Secondary#E8DBD9
Black 15.57:1 · White 1.35:1
Best #000000
Surface#D9E8E2
Black 16.59:1 · White 1.27:1
Best #000000
Background#D9DEE8
Black 15.56:1 · White 1.35:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Moonstone 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 Moonstone Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7717
Black text16.43:1AA Pass
White text1.28:1AA Fail
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": "#D9E6E8",
    "name": "Moonstone"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E8DBD9",
    "name": "#E8DBD9"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D9E8E2",
    "name": "#D9E8E2"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D9DEE8",
    "name": "#D9DEE8"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D9E6E8",
    "name": "Moonstone",
    "blackContrast": 16.43,
    "whiteContrast": 1.28,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E8DBD9",
    "name": "#E8DBD9",
    "blackContrast": 15.57,
    "whiteContrast": 1.35,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D9E8E2",
    "name": "#D9E8E2",
    "blackContrast": 16.59,
    "whiteContrast": 1.27,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D9DEE8",
    "name": "#D9DEE8",
    "blackContrast": 15.56,
    "whiteContrast": 1.35,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "moonstone palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-moonstone-primary: #D9E6E8;\n--palette-moonstone-secondary: #E8DBD9;\n--palette-moonstone-surface: #D9E8E2;\n--palette-moonstone-background: #D9DEE8;\n--palette-moonstone-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "moonstone",
  "name": "Moonstone Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "moonstone",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Moonstone, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Moonstone Palette combines primary #D9E6E8, secondary #E8DBD9, surface #D9E8E2, background #D9DEE8, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green 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": [
    "moonstone palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D9E6E8",
      "slug": "moonstone",
      "name": "Moonstone",
      "rgb": [
        217,
        230,
        232
      ],
      "hsl": [
        188,
        25,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        1,
        0,
        9
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7717,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.43,
        "white": 1.28
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moonstone/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E8DBD9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E8DBD9",
      "rgb": [
        232,
        219,
        217
      ],
      "hsl": [
        8,
        25,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        6,
        6,
        9
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7283,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.57,
        "white": 1.35
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D9E8E2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D9E8E2",
      "rgb": [
        217,
        232,
        226
      ],
      "hsl": [
        156,
        25,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        3,
        9
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7796,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.59,
        "white": 1.27
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D9DEE8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D9DEE8",
      "rgb": [
        217,
        222,
        232
      ],
      "hsl": [
        220,
        25,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        4,
        0,
        9
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7282,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.56,
        "white": 1.35
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D9E6E8",
      "name": "Moonstone"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E8DBD9",
      "name": "#E8DBD9"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D9E8E2",
      "name": "#D9E8E2"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D9DEE8",
      "name": "#D9DEE8"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D9E6E8",
      "name": "Moonstone",
      "blackContrast": 16.43,
      "whiteContrast": 1.28,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E8DBD9",
      "name": "#E8DBD9",
      "blackContrast": 15.57,
      "whiteContrast": 1.35,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D9E8E2",
      "name": "#D9E8E2",
      "blackContrast": 16.59,
      "whiteContrast": 1.27,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D9DEE8",
      "name": "#D9DEE8",
      "blackContrast": 15.56,
      "whiteContrast": 1.35,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-moonstone-primary: #D9E6E8;\n--palette-moonstone-secondary: #E8DBD9;\n--palette-moonstone-surface: #D9E8E2;\n--palette-moonstone-background: #D9DEE8;\n--palette-moonstone-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moonstone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moonstone.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/moonstone/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moonstone.json"
}
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