With the HVC Color Composer, you can instantly generate very dynamic palettes inside the color picker. The palettes are generated based on color relationships from colors that you specify, so the palettes will have relevance to your work, unlike prefab palettes. With the Standard version, this process is very simple.

To create a palette:

1. Pick any color, from anywhere in the color picker. Either from a color space, from the palette, or from any one of the swatches.

2. Click "Create Palette".

Unlike in the Professional version, this is the only method for creating palettes in the Standard version, but nevertheless generates a very diverse range of palettes very easily. You do not have to specify a contrast range. All you do is pick any target color, then click "Create Palette". The palette shown has a wide array of colors, of serveral different contrast ranges. Specifically, groups of colors that are first 5, then 10, then 20, and 40 contrast steps from the target color you picked. This gives you a convenient and diverse array of contrasts all in one palette.

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