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A little color. A new perspective.

Published Aug 15, 2026

Tickets for the Next Stop

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Five colors, endless possibilities. Select a color to copy its HEX.

A playful rail-planning palette made from ticket lilac, dark platform ink, a soft timetable blue, bright citron, and a clear signal blue. Built for illustrated tickets, stop selectors, and compact itineraries.

The feeling

A playful stack of illustrated tickets with a bright chosen stop and clear rail markers

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The mood

Imagine spreading illustrated platform tickets across a station table and choosing one more stop before the train arrives. Ticket Lilac creates the friendly paper field, while Platform Ink gives every destination, time, and platform number a crisp printed edge.

Lavender Timetable separates itinerary cards without losing the soft print character. Citron Punch behaves like a stamped choice, and Signal Blue recalls route markers and enamel station signs. Together they feel lively and orderly enough for a small trip-planning service.

How to use it

Use Ticket Lilac for the main itinerary canvas and Platform Ink for headings, schedules, prices, and body copy. Lavender Timetable can hold individual legs of the journey or an illustrated ticket panel because the same dark text remains highly readable.

Apply Citron Punch to the chosen stop, date marker, or punched-ticket detail. Reserve Signal Blue for route lines, platform badges, and the primary action outline. Start with a 62/25/13 split across background, primary, and highlight surfaces; add the text and accent roles where the information hierarchy calls for them.

What to watch

Platform Ink reaches 11.68:1 on Ticket Lilac, 8.96:1 on Lavender Timetable, and 12.78:1 on Citron Punch. On Signal Blue it reaches only 2.25:1, failing both the 4.5:1 normal-text threshold and the 3:1 large-text threshold. For words or icons inside a Signal Blue marker, use Ticket Lilac instead; that original palette pairing reaches 5.20:1.

Keep Citron Punch to a selected stop or one navigation moment so the interface does not resemble a field of warnings. Pair every colored route or status with a label, number, or shape, and avoid using color alone to explain a transfer.

A considered balance

Make room for
the right colors.

Use Ticket Lilac for the itinerary canvas, Platform Ink for readable schedules, and Lavender Timetable for journey cards. Apply Citron Punch to the chosen stop and Signal Blue to route lines or badges. Use Ticket Lilac, not Platform Ink, for text or icons inside Signal Blue markers. Begin with a 62/25/13 surface split.

Start with a generous background, introduce your primary color, then use the highlight sparingly. The ratios are a guide for large surfaces, not a fixed recipe.

62 Base
25 Main
13 Point
Ticket Lilac

Background & breathing room

Lavender Timetable

Cards, graphics & sections

Citron Punch

Focal areas & key details

Background · Primary · Highlight. Use text and accent colors where their roles call for them.

Text on background
11.68:1 #30152F on #DED5F0 · AAA normal text
Text on primary
8.96:1 #30152F on #AEBFE8 · AAA normal text
Text on highlight
12.78:1 #30152F on #D9EE4C · AAA normal text
Text on accent
2.25:1 #30152F on #2453A6 · Not suitable for text

Recommended text on accent

The original text has low contrast (2.25:1). This example uses Citron Punch (#D9EE4C) from the same palette instead of #30152F on #2453A6, improving contrast to 5.69:1. This meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Contrast is calculated for these specific pairs. Large text means at least 24 px regular or about 18.7 px bold. Check every pairing in your final design.

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COLOR NOTE

Platform Ink on Signal Blue measures only 2.25:1, failing both normal- and large-text AA thresholds. Use Ticket Lilac on Signal Blue instead at 5.20:1. Keep Citron Punch to selected stops or punched details, and pair every colored route or transfer state with a label, number, or shape.

From inspiration to creation

Your next idea,
in these colors.

Add a considered color direction to the design you already have in mind. Your layout and instructions stay yours.

  1. Write your design request.
  2. Choose a color guide and copy it.
  3. Paste it after your request.
  4. Review the result and check readability.

Try it in the design or AI tool you already use. 

[Color guide — coloring.today / tickets-for-the-next-stop]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Platform Ink #30152F
Primary: Lavender Timetable #AEBFE8
Highlight: Citron Punch #D9EE4C
Accent: Signal Blue #2453A6
Background: Ticket Lilac #DED5F0

Mood: A playful stack of illustrated tickets with a bright chosen stop and clear rail markers
Suggested uses: Travel services
Application note: Use Ticket Lilac for the itinerary canvas, Platform Ink for readable schedules, and Lavender Timetable for journey cards. Apply Citron Punch to the chosen stop and Signal Blue to route lines or badges. Use Ticket Lilac, not Platform Ink, for text or icons inside Signal Blue markers. Begin with a 62/25/13 surface split.
Avoid: Platform Ink on Signal Blue measures only 2.25:1, failing both normal- and large-text AA thresholds. Use Ticket Lilac on Signal Blue instead at 5.20:1. Keep Citron Punch to selected stops or punched details, and pair every colored route or transfer state with a label, number, or shape.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Keep the original HEX values. Choose readable text/background pairings without silently changing the palette. Do not introduce unrelated colors.

[Color guide — coloring.today / tickets-for-the-next-stop]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Platform Ink #30152F
Primary: Lavender Timetable #AEBFE8
Highlight: Citron Punch #D9EE4C
Accent: Signal Blue #2453A6
Background: Ticket Lilac #DED5F0

Mood: A playful stack of illustrated tickets with a bright chosen stop and clear rail markers
Suggested uses: Travel services
Application note: Use Ticket Lilac for the itinerary canvas, Platform Ink for readable schedules, and Lavender Timetable for journey cards. Apply Citron Punch to the chosen stop and Signal Blue to route lines or badges. Use Ticket Lilac, not Platform Ink, for text or icons inside Signal Blue markers. Begin with a 62/25/13 surface split.
Avoid: Platform Ink on Signal Blue measures only 2.25:1, failing both normal- and large-text AA thresholds. Use Ticket Lilac on Signal Blue instead at 5.20:1. Keep Citron Punch to selected stops or punched details, and pair every colored route or transfer state with a label, number, or shape.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Use these semantic tokens consistently. Keep the original HEX values.
:root {
  --color-text: #30152F;
  --color-primary: #AEBFE8;
  --color-highlight: #D9EE4C;
  --color-accent: #2453A6;
  --color-background: #DED5F0;
}
Background is the canvas, text is readable copy, primary is a key surface, highlight draws attention, and accent adds small secondary details.

[Color guide — coloring.today / tickets-for-the-next-stop]
Apply this palette to the design requested above. Preserve the requested layout, content, and interactions. If an explicit requirement conflicts with this color guide, identify the conflict instead of silently overriding it.

Text: Platform Ink #30152F
Primary: Lavender Timetable #AEBFE8
Highlight: Citron Punch #D9EE4C
Accent: Signal Blue #2453A6
Background: Ticket Lilac #DED5F0

Mood: A playful stack of illustrated tickets with a bright chosen stop and clear rail markers
Suggested uses: Travel services
Application note: Use Ticket Lilac for the itinerary canvas, Platform Ink for readable schedules, and Lavender Timetable for journey cards. Apply Citron Punch to the chosen stop and Signal Blue to route lines or badges. Use Ticket Lilac, not Platform Ink, for text or icons inside Signal Blue markers. Begin with a 62/25/13 surface split.
Avoid: Platform Ink on Signal Blue measures only 2.25:1, failing both normal- and large-text AA thresholds. Use Ticket Lilac on Signal Blue instead at 5.20:1. Keep Citron Punch to selected stops or punched details, and pair every colored route or transfer state with a label, number, or shape.
Use approximately 62% background, 25% primary, and 13% highlight across large surfaces. These ratios are a starting point, not a rigid rule. Use text and accent colors according to their roles.

Text/background contrast: 11.68:1. This is one measured pair, not a guarantee for the whole palette. Check every actual text/background pairing against WCAG AA. Prefer readable combinations from the original colors, keep visible keyboard focus, and never communicate state through color alone. If no original pairing meets the requirement, propose a separately labeled derived color with its original HEX, proposed HEX, purpose and measured contrast. Never overwrite the source palette.

This guide preserves the original HEX values. Review the output before using it.

Bring it into your project

Five colors.
Ready to use.

Copy the same colors as semantic CSS variables. Every preview and prompt on this page uses this palette. 

:root {
  --color-text: #30152F;
  --color-primary: #AEBFE8;
  --color-highlight: #D9EE4C;
  --color-accent: #2453A6;
  --color-background: #DED5F0;
}

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