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v1.5.1 Stable
smgr released this
2026-01-17 00:13:28 +00:00 | 3 commits to master since this releaseMinor chroma adjustments
As of
v1.5.0, the claim that chroma curves were non-intersecting was not strictly accurate, even if true for most accents. Thev1.5.1patch enforces bounds directly, ensuring that at no point across the lightness spectrum does an accent in a "lesser role" attain a chroma greater than those accents above it.This is a minor tweak based on theoretical principle rather than aesthetics; the resulting changes to the palette are negligible. The accent most affected is
violet, with newly written tones froml87tol98, as it previously exceeded the outermostredchroma over this interval. Changes for most other accents occur only at the lightness extremel98. Find the precise palette diffs here.v1.5.1chroma curves
It's worth observing how the OKLCH space restricts
red(the most "aggressive" chroma curve in the palette) at the upper end of the lightness spectrum: chroma is approximately linear beyondl80. This shapes the boundary for other accent chromas that are naturally less constrained by OKCLH space itself. In the top down view, for instance, notice the width along the red-magenta-blue arc as compared to the red-yellow-green arc: the differences in the distance to the white point is significant. Whileredreaches the chroma bounds at its particular radial slice, blues and violets naturally have more latitude, hence their being more affected by strict bounding.Top down cxhFront facing cxlDownloads