OKLCH Color Ramp

About this plugin

Overview

The OKLCH Color Ramp Generator is a powerful Figma plugin designed to help designers create beautiful, perceptually uniform color scales using the OKLCH color space. This innovative tool addresses the common challenge of creating consistent and visually pleasing color ramps in design systems.

Key Features

1. Advanced Color Space Implementation

- Utilizes the OKLCH color space, which offers superior color interpolation compared to traditional RGB or HSL

- Ensures perceptually uniform steps between colors, making the resulting ramps more visually harmonious

- Provides more accurate color relationships, especially important for accessibility and design system consistency

2. User-Friendly Interface

- Simple and intuitive input system for base colors

- Customizable number of steps in the color ramp (default: 12)

- One-click generation of complete color scales

3. Smart Layout and Organization

- Automatically arranges color swatches in a horizontal layout

- Includes color information display (hex codes and intended OKLCH values)

- Automatic selection and zoom to the generated color ramp

- Clean, organized presentation of color information

Benefits for Designers

1. Time Efficiency

- Rapid generation of color scales

- Eliminates manual color interpolation

- Reduces the chance of errors in color calculations

2. Design Quality

- Ensures consistent visual steps between colors

- Creates more accessible color combinations

- Maintains color harmony across the design system

3. Workflow Integration

- Seamlessly fits into existing Figma workflows

- Provides immediate visual feedback

- Easy to iterate and adjust color scales

Future Development

The plugin is actively maintained with planned improvements:

- Enhanced color information display

- Additional customization options for color ramp generation

- Request feature in comments