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Color Shade Generator
Generate darker variations of a color by adding black, creating rich shades for depth and contrast in design
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/color-shade' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"baseColor":"#FF6B6B","shadeMethod":"linear","shadeCount":5,"intensity":0.8,"stepType":"equal","customSteps":"","includeOriginal":true,"showHexCodes":true,"showRgbValues":true,"showHslValues":true,"generatePalette":false}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/color-shadeParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseColor | color | Yes | — |
| shadeMethod | select | No | — |
| shadeCount | number | No | How many shade variations to generate |
| intensity | number | No | Maximum darkness (0.1-1.0) |
| stepType | select | No | — |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-color-shade": {
"name": "color-shade",
"description": "Generate darker variations of a color by adding black, creating rich shades for depth and contrast in design",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=color-shade",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "color-shade",
"arguments": {
"baseColor": "#FF6B6B",
"shadeMethod": "linear",
"shadeCount": 5,
"intensity": 0.8,
"stepType": "equal",
"customSteps": "",
"includeOriginal": true,
"showHexCodes": true,
"showRgbValues": true,
"showHslValues": true,
"generatePalette": false
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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