PalettesNautical Blues

Palette

Nautical Blues

Rich navy fades to true blue and clear aqua, conjuring adventure and crisp coastal horizons.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 5-color palette is cool-led with a vivid character and high tonal range. Its internal colors provide 3 pairs at or above the 4.5:1 contrast target for normal text.

Temperature

Cool-led

Color character

Vivid

Lightness span

73%

Accessible pairs

3 / 10

Colors

Black 00072D#00072DA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(0, 7, 45)HSLhsl(230.7, 100%, 8.8%)CMYKcmyk(100%, 84.4%, 0%, 82.4%)LABlab(3.08, 9.22, -24.09)

Blue 001C55#001C55A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(0, 28, 85)HSLhsl(220.2, 100%, 16.7%)CMYKcmyk(100%, 67.1%, 0%, 66.7%)LABlab(12.52, 16.35, -37.2)

Blue 0A2472#0A2472A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(10, 36, 114)HSLhsl(225, 83.9%, 24.3%)CMYKcmyk(91.2%, 68.4%, 0%, 55.3%)LABlab(18.1, 23.86, -47.2)

Blue 0E6BA8#0E6BA8A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(14, 107, 168)HSLhsl(203.8, 84.6%, 35.7%)CMYKcmyk(91.7%, 36.3%, 0%, 34.1%)LABlab(43.41, -1.78, -39.57)

Blue A6E1FA#A6E1FAA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(166, 225, 250)HSLhsl(197.9, 89.4%, 81.6%)CMYKcmyk(33.6%, 10%, 0%, 2%)LABlab(86.43, -12.84, -18.16)

Meaning

WinterWater

Psychology

TrustClarityDepthAuthorityCalmPrecision

Usage

Seasonal UI ThemesPromo LayoutsProduct DashboardsTravel Brands

Black 00072D

#00072D

Black text

1.07:1Fail

White text

19.66:1AAA

Accent

Blue 001C55

#001C55

Black text

1.30:1Fail

White text

16.19:1AAA

Support

Blue 0A2472

#0A2472

Black text

1.51:1Fail

White text

13.92:1AAA

Support

Blue 0E6BA8

#0E6BA8

Black text

3.69:1AA Large

White text

5.70:1AA

Surface

Blue A6E1FA

#A6E1FA

Black text

14.77:1AAA

White text

1.42:1Fail

Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text

#00072D on #A6E1FA13.83:1 · AAA

Sample text

#001C55 on #A6E1FA11.39:1 · AAA

Sample text

#0A2472 on #A6E1FA9.79:1 · AAA

Color vision previews

Approximate simulations help reveal swatches that may become difficult to distinguish.

Protanopia

Reduced sensitivity to red light.

Deuteranopia

Reduced sensitivity to green light.

Tritanopia

Reduced sensitivity to blue light.

Achromatopsia

A grayscale approximation without hue perception.

CSS variables

Copy this palette as reusable custom properties for a design system or prototype.

:root {
  --palette-1: #00072D;
  --palette-2: #001C55;
  --palette-3: #0A2472;
  --palette-4: #0E6BA8;
  --palette-5: #A6E1FA;
}

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