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Moonstone Palette

Moonstone Palette is a generated palette built from #D9E6E8, #E8DBD9, #D9E8E2, #D9DEE8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

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.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in 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

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

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

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

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": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/e8dbd9/"
    },
    {
      "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": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/d9e8e2/"
    },
    {
      "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": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/d9dee8/"
    },
    {
      "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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