# Hero Palette

Hero palettes must be the clearest and most emotionally readable palettes in the game.

| Hero | Primary | Secondary | Accent | Glow | Shadow | Highlight | Outline |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nova Striker | Nova Cyan | Deep Indigo | Sunset Amber | Nova Cyan | Shadow Purple | Pixel Ivory | Dark cyan-purple |
| Vanguard | Steel Blue | Hero Red | Shield Gold | Night Cyan | Shadow Purple | Sunset Amber | Navy steel |
| Liberty Guard | Civic Blue | Signal Red | Polished Silver | Pixel Ivory | Shadow Purple | Pixel Ivory | Dark blue-red |
| Thunder Chief | Storm Blue | Weathered Brown | Lightning Gold | Lightning Gold | Shadow Purple | Pixel Ivory | Dark storm navy |
| Colossus Prime | Heavy Graphite | Armor Warm Gray | Reactor Teal | Reactor Teal | Shadow Purple | Pixel Ivory | Graphite purple |

## Material colors

Hero material colors must come from the master material families: steel, leather, fabric, skin, energy, electricity, shadow, ambient, and highlight.

## Forbidden colors

- Pure black `#000000`
- Unregistered white
- Enemy-only danger accents as hero primary colors
- Background-only low contrast grays inside hero silhouettes

## Contrast rules

Heroes target at least 4.5:1 silhouette contrast against active backgrounds and must remain readable at 50% scale.