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Color Palette Generator

Including semantic colors and dark mode from the start prevents the common redesign where these are bolted on later. HSL format makes programmatic adjustment easy.

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Prompt
Generate a color palette for {{project_type}} targeting {{target_audience}}.

Brand personality: {{brand_personality}}
Industry: {{industry}}
Existing brand colors (if any): {{existing_colors}}
Mood/emotion to evoke: {{target_emotion}}

Provide:
1. **Primary palette** (3 colors): hex values, usage rationale, and where each is used (backgrounds, text, CTAs)
2. **Secondary palette** (2-3 colors): supporting colors for accents, illustrations, data viz
3. **Neutral palette** (4 shades): backgrounds, borders, disabled states, body text
4. **Semantic colors**: success, warning, error, info — with hex values
5. **Accessibility check**: contrast ratios for all text/background combinations against WCAG {{wcag_level}}
6. **Dark mode variant**: adjusted palette that maintains brand recognition and meets contrast requirements
7. **Usage examples**: describe how the palette applies to a card component, a form, and a dashboard

Include CSS custom properties (HSL format) ready to paste into a stylesheet.

Variables to customize

{{project_type}}{{target_audience}}{{brand_personality}}{{industry}}{{existing_colors}}{{target_emotion}}{{wcag_level}}

Why this prompt works

Including semantic colors and dark mode from the start prevents the common redesign where these are bolted on later. HSL format makes programmatic adjustment easy.

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