About Color Palette X402
Color Palette X402 is an MCP service that generates coordinated palettes from a base color for design and development work. It offers five scheme types and charges per call through x402.
Key features
- 01Generate palettes from a HEX color
- 02Choose from five color schemes
- 03Return HEX, RGB, HSL, and CSS variables
- 04Pay per call with x402
Use cases
- 01Create website theme colors
- 02Draft brand color guidelines
- 03Select colors for UI components
MCP support
It exposes a palette-generation tool to MCP clients, accepting a base HEX color, scheme, and count. Results include multiple color formats; HTTP calls use x402 payments.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport sse color-palette-x402 https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"color-palette-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"color-palette-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"color-palette-x402":{"type":"sse","url":"https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"color-palette-x402":{"serverUrl":"https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEColor Palette Generator API
Generate harmonious color palettes from any hex color. 5 schemes: complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic. Returns hex, RGB, HSL, and CSS vars. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base L2) -- no API key, no signup, no rate-limit wall.
Part of the klymax402 marketplace -- 100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents, one wallet, USDC on Base.
Quickstart -- MCP
Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ElizaOS, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"color-palette": {
"url": "https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Quickstart -- HTTP (x402)
curl -X POST "https://color-palette.api.klymax402.com/api/palette" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"color":"..."}'
# -> 402 Payment Required, with an x402 payment challenge in the response body
Any x402-aware client (@x402/fetch, x402-agent-tools, ATXP) handles the 402 -> sign -> retry cycle automatically.
Tools
| Tool | Method | Path | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
design_generate_color_palette | POST | /api/palette | $0.003 | Generate a color palette from a base hex color |
design_generate_color_palette
Use this when you need to generate a harmonious color palette from a base hex color. Returns multiple color formats ready for design or code.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
color | string | yes | Base hex color (e.g. #FF5733 or FF5733) |
scheme | string | no | Color scheme: complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic (default: complementary) |
count | number | no | Number of colors to generate (default: 5, max: 10) |
Example response:
{"colors":[{"hex":"#FF5733","rgb":{"r":255,"g":87,"b":51},"hsl":{"h":11,"s":100,"l":60},"cssVar":"--color-1: #FF5733;"}],"scheme":"complementary","baseColor":"#FF5733","count":5}
When to use: building design systems, generating theme colors for websites, creating brand color guidelines, or picking accessible color combinations for UI components. Use this BEFORE starting any design project that needs a cohesive palette.
Not for: image processing (use media_extract_text_from_image), favicon generation (use utility_generate_qr_code), screenshot capture (use capture_screenshot).
Example agent prompts
- "Generate a harmonious color palette from a base hex color"
Payment
- Protocol: x402 -- HTTP-native pay-per-call, no signup, no API key
- Network: Base L2 (
eip155:8453) - Asset: USDC
- Facilitator: Coinbase CDP (primary), PayAI (fallback)
- Also reachable via ATXP (OAuth-wrapped x402, RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata)
Part of klymax402
100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents -- one wallet, USDC on Base, zero signup.
- Catalog: https://klymax402.com/llms.txt
- Full API reference: https://klymax402.com/llms-full.txt
- Live stats: https://klymax402.com/stats
License
MIT
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