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Material Design Color Generator
Create a complete, accessible Material Design color palette from a single color. Instantly generate all shades and accents for your projects.
Primary Palette
Accent Palette
How This Generator Works
This tool uses a sophisticated algorithm to generate a full Material Design color palette based on your chosen color.
- ✔️ **Choose a Base Color:** Enter any HEX code or use the color picker. The tool will treat this as the "500" shade of your palette.
- ✔️ **Full Palette Generation:** It instantly calculates 10 primary shades (from 50 to 900) and 4 accent shades (A100, A200, A400, A700).
- ✔️ **Smart Text Contrast:** Each color swatch automatically displays either black or white text for optimal readability.
- ✔️ **Copy Individual Colors:** Click on any color swatch to copy its HEX code to your clipboard.
- ✔️ **Export for CSS:** Use the "Copy All as CSS" button to get a ready-to-use block of CSS variables for your entire design system.
FAQs about Material Design Colors
What is a Material Design color palette?
It's a systematic color palette defined by Google's Material Design system. It consists of a primary palette with 10 shades (50-900) and an optional accent palette (A100-A700). This structure ensures consistency and usability in UI design.
How are the colors calculated?
The generator converts your base color to the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space. It then applies a series of predefined transformations to the saturation and lightness values to generate each specific shade, mimicking Google's official palettes.
How should I use these colors in my project?
Typically, the 500 shade is your main primary color. Lighter shades (50-400) are great for backgrounds and highlights, while darker shades (600-900) are used for text and borders. Accent colors are perfect for floating action buttons, links, and other elements you want to stand out.