Magic Carpet as a scale
Eleven steps from #9488be, built by moving lightness in OKLCh and keeping the hue where it is. Every step is gamut-mapped by giving up chroma, never by clipping channels — clipping is what turns a light blue purple.
| Stop | Hex | OKLCh L | Chroma | On white | On black | APCA on white | ΔE00 from the step above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | #f5f3ff | 97.0% | 0.016 ·capped | 1.09:1 | 19.20:1 | 0 | — |
| 100 | #ebe7ff | 93.8% | 0.033 ·capped | 1.21:1 | 17.39:1 | 10 | 5.4 |
| 200 | #d8cdff | 87.4% | 0.069 ·capped | 1.49:1 | 14.13:1 | 23 | 8.9 |
| 300 | #c3b7f0 | 81.0% | 0.080 | 1.84:1 | 11.40:1 | 35 | 5.5 |
| 400 | #afa3db | 74.6% | 0.080 | 2.31:1 | 9.10:1 | 45 | 5.5 |
| 500 | #9b8fc6 | 68.2% | 0.080 | 2.93:1 | 7.18:1 | 56 | 6.1 |
| 600 | #887cb1 | 61.8% | 0.080 | 3.76:1 | 5.58:1 | 65 | 6.7 |
| 700 | #75699d | 55.4% | 0.080 | 4.90:1 | 4.29:1 | 74 | 7.4 |
| 800 | #635789 | 49.0% | 0.080 | 6.44:1 | 3.26:1 | 82 | 6.9 |
| 900 | #3b2e5d | 34.0% | 0.080 | 12.09:1 | 1.74:1 | 98 | 13.7 |
| 950 | #150530 | 18.0% | 0.080 | 19.11:1 | 1.10:1 | 105 | 11.7 |
What is true of this ramp
- 10 of the 10 adjacent pairs differ by ΔE00 2 or more. Every step here is a step a reader can see.
- The tightest pair is 50 to100, at ΔE00 5.4.
- 3 steps had to give up chroma to stay inside sRGB — 50, 100, 200. A wider display would show them more vividly.
- 4 steps clear 4.5:1 on white (700, 800, 900, 950), and 7 on black (50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600).
Harmonies from Magic Carpet
complement
the hue directly opposite, at the same lightness. #90975d (+180°)
analogous
the two neighbours 30° either side. #7991c3 (+-30°), #aa81ad (+30°)
split complement
the two hues either side of the opposite, 30° apart from it. #a88e56 (+150°), #739f72 (+210°)
triad
the circle divided in three. #b88462 (+120°), #58a28e (+240°)
tetrad
the circle divided in four. #be7e79 (+90°), #90975d (+180°), #4ea0a8 (+270°)
The ramp as CSS
:root {
--magic-carpet-50: #f5f3ff;
--magic-carpet-100: #ebe7ff;
--magic-carpet-200: #d8cdff;
--magic-carpet-300: #c3b7f0;
--magic-carpet-400: #afa3db;
--magic-carpet-500: #9b8fc6;
--magic-carpet-600: #887cb1;
--magic-carpet-700: #75699d;
--magic-carpet-800: #635789;
--magic-carpet-900: #3b2e5d;
--magic-carpet-950: #150530;
}