PalettesCoastal Blues

Palette

Coastal Blues

Deep ocean blues and gentle sky hues immerse you in coastal calm, breezy freshness, and clarity.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 10-color palette is cool-led with a vivid character and moderate tonal range. Its internal colors provide 8 pairs at or above the 4.5:1 contrast target for normal text.

Temperature

Cool-led

Color character

Vivid

Lightness span

63%

Accessible pairs

8 / 45

Colors

Blue 012A4A#012A4AA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(1, 42, 74)HSLhsl(206.3, 97.3%, 14.7%)CMYKcmyk(98.6%, 43.2%, 0%, 71%)LABlab(16.29, 0.59, -23.62)

Blue 013A63#013A63A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(1, 58, 99)HSLhsl(205.1, 98%, 19.6%)CMYKcmyk(99%, 41.4%, 0%, 61.2%)LABlab(23.45, 0.59, -28.83)

Blue 01497C#01497CA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(1, 73, 124)HSLhsl(204.9, 98.4%, 24.5%)CMYKcmyk(99.2%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%)LABlab(29.98, 1.27, -34.32)

Blue 014F86#014F86A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(1, 79, 134)HSLhsl(204.8, 98.5%, 26.5%)CMYKcmyk(99.3%, 41%, 0%, 47.5%)LABlab(32.52, 1.53, -36.46)

Blue 2A6F97#2A6F97A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(42, 111, 151)HSLhsl(202, 56.5%, 37.8%)CMYKcmyk(72.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)LABlab(44.37, -7.83, -27.98)

Blue 2C7DA0#2C7DA0A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(44, 125, 160)HSLhsl(198.1, 56.9%, 40%)CMYKcmyk(72.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 37.3%)LABlab(49.18, -12.46, -25.79)

Blue 468FAF#468FAFA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(70, 143, 175)HSLhsl(198.3, 42.9%, 48%)CMYKcmyk(60%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)LABlab(56.13, -13.09, -23.65)

Blue 61A5C2#61A5C2A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(97, 165, 194)HSLhsl(197.9, 44.3%, 57.1%)CMYKcmyk(50%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.9%)LABlab(64.44, -13.56, -21.54)

Blue 89C2D9#89C2D9A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(137, 194, 217)HSLhsl(197.3, 51.3%, 69.4%)CMYKcmyk(36.9%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%)LABlab(75.39, -12.72, -17.35)

Blue A9D6E5#A9D6E5A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(169, 214, 229)HSLhsl(195, 53.6%, 78%)CMYKcmyk(26.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 10.2%)LABlab(83.01, -11.26, -12.17)

Meaning

WinterWater

Psychology

TrustClarityCalmPrecisionMovementEnergy

Usage

Seasonal UI ThemesPromo LayoutsProduct DashboardsTravel Brands

Blue 012A4A

#012A4A

Black text

1.43:1Fail

White text

14.67:1AAA

Support

Blue 013A63

#013A63

Black text

1.79:1Fail

White text

11.75:1AAA

Support

Blue 01497C

#01497C

Black text

2.25:1Fail

White text

9.35:1AAA

Accent

Blue 014F86

#014F86

Black text

2.46:1Fail

White text

8.52:1AAA

Support

Blue 2A6F97

#2A6F97

Black text

3.82:1AA Large

White text

5.50:1AA

Support

Blue 2C7DA0

#2C7DA0

Black text

4.55:1AA

White text

4.62:1AA

Support

Blue 468FAF

#468FAF

Black text

5.81:1AA

White text

3.62:1AA Large

Support

Blue 61A5C2

#61A5C2

Black text

7.67:1AAA

White text

2.74:1Fail

Support

Blue 89C2D9

#89C2D9

Black text

10.78:1AAA

White text

1.95:1Fail

Surface

Blue A9D6E5

#A9D6E5

Black text

13.44:1AAA

White text

1.56:1Fail

Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text

#012A4A on #A9D6E59.39:1 · AAA

Sample text

#012A4A on #89C2D97.53:1 · AAA

Sample text

#013A63 on #A9D6E57.52:1 · AAA

Sample text

#013A63 on #89C2D96.03:1 · AA

Sample text

#01497C on #A9D6E55.98:1 · AA

Sample text

#014F86 on #A9D6E55.45:1 · AA

Sample text

#012A4A on #61A5C25.36:1 · AA

Sample text

#01497C on #89C2D94.80:1 · AA

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: #012A4A;
  --palette-2: #013A63;
  --palette-3: #01497C;
  --palette-4: #014F86;
  --palette-5: #2A6F97;
  --palette-6: #2C7DA0;
  --palette-7: #468FAF;
  --palette-8: #61A5C2;
  --palette-9: #89C2D9;
  --palette-10: #A9D6E5;
}

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