Vaporwave color interpretation

Aesthetic Tumblr

2014 soft grunge: sea glass and pink italics on black

This is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with Vaporwave.

Part of the Nostalgia & Memory mood, alongside Y2K and Retrofuturism. Began in the 2010s, on the style timeline.

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Mood2014 soft grunge: sea
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2014 soft grunge: sea glass and pink italics on black

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Hex Reference
#100818Soft Dark
#480860Deep Purple
#E040A0Hot Pastel
#C0A0D8Haze Lilac
#F0E8FFPale Lavender
Color Psychology

Soft Dark sets the weight of the palette in luxury and creativity, and Hot Pastel is the swatch that breaks rank: a single pink that stops the set reading as one note. Soft Dark to Pale Lavender spans 89 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Saturation averages 70 percent with Pale Lavender at the top, which is loud enough that the palette will fight anything else on the page.

luxurycreativityrarityspiritualitycompassiontenderness
Soft Dark#100818

Soft Dark a deep aubergine or eggplant, luxury deepened into something almost solemn.

Deep Purple#480860

Deep Purple a deep aubergine or eggplant, luxury deepened into something almost solemn.

Hot Pastel#E040A0

Hot Pastel a hot, saturated pink: playful, confident, deliberately unserious.

Haze Lilac#C0A0D8

Haze Lilac has carried luxury and rarity for millennia, historically the most expensive pigment to produce, still read as premium.

Pale Lavender#F0E8FF

Pale Lavender a pale lavender-blue, introspection turned gentle and dreamlike.

The Aesthetic

Glitched nostalgia with Roman busts, pink gradients, and corporate surrealism

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About This Palette
What colors are in the Aesthetic Tumblr color palette?

5 colors, calibrated to work as one system.

The swatches

  1. Soft Dark: #100818
  2. Deep Purple: #480860
  3. Hot Pastel: #E040A0
  4. Haze Lilac: #C0A0D8
  5. Pale Lavender: #F0E8FF
What mood does the Aesthetic Tumblr color palette convey?

2014 soft grunge: sea glass and pink italics on black

Is Aesthetic Tumblr related to Vaporwave?

Yes. Aesthetic Tumblr is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with the Vaporwave aesthetic. Each interpretation captures a distinct emotional register within the same visual world.

What are the hex codes for the Aesthetic Tumblr palette?

Hex codes

  1. #100818
  2. #480860
  3. #E040A0
  4. #C0A0D8
  5. #F0E8FF

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