Random pastel colour generator
Nearest named colour: midnightblue
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Generates random pastels — high lightness with modest saturation, which is the combination that reads as pastel rather than merely pale.
How to use the random pastel colour generator
Pastels are popular for backgrounds and illustration because they recede: they carry hue without competing for attention, which lets foreground elements do the work. The trap is contrast. A pastel is light by construction, so white text on one essentially never passes an accessibility check, and dark text on a pastel is the pairing that works. If you are generating pastels for a background, check the specific text colour you intend to put on them rather than assuming.
Questions
High lightness combined with reduced saturation. Lightness alone gives a tint, which reads differently.