Palette

Dark Waters

Charcoal black, twilight blue, misted indigo, sea blue, and glowing white speak mystery and clarity.

Color analysis

Palette profile

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

Temperature

Cool-led

Color character

Balanced

Lightness span

89%

Accessible pairs

5 / 10

Colors

Blue 0B132B#0B132BA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(11, 19, 43)HSLhsl(225, 59.3%, 10.6%)CMYKcmyk(74.4%, 55.8%, 0%, 83.1%)LABlab(6.42, 5.36, -17.26)

Blue 1C2541#1C2541A defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(28, 37, 65)HSLhsl(225.4, 39.8%, 18.2%)CMYKcmyk(56.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 74.5%)LABlab(15.23, 5.56, -19.02)

Blue 3A506B#3A506BA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(58, 80, 107)HSLhsl(213.1, 29.7%, 32.4%)CMYKcmyk(45.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%)LABlab(33.35, -0.49, -18.24)

Turquoise 5BC0BE#5BC0BEA defining swatch in this palette, useful for UI accents, branding systems, and visual direction.RGBrgb(91, 192, 190)HSLhsl(178.8, 44.5%, 55.5%)CMYKcmyk(52.6%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%)LABlab(71.99, -29.78, -7.98)

Grounded Opal#FFFFFFGrounded Opal rests as glacial grounded white velvet leans beneath parchment, leaving velvety glow.RGBrgb(255, 255, 255)HSLhsl(0, 0%, 100%)CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 0%)LABlab(100, 0, 0)

Meaning

NeutralAiryMinimalWater

Psychology

FreshnessSimplicityNeutralAiryMinimal

Usage

SurfacesInterfacesSystem UiProduct DashboardsTravel Brands

Blue 0B132B

#0B132B

Black text

1.14:1Fail

White text

18.38:1AAA

Support

Blue 1C2541

#1C2541

Black text

1.39:1Fail

White text

15.10:1AAA

Support

Blue 3A506B

#3A506B

Black text

2.54:1Fail

White text

8.27:1AAA

Support

Turquoise 5BC0BE

#5BC0BE

Black text

9.73:1AAA

White text

2.16:1Fail

Surface

Grounded Opal

#FFFFFF

Black text

21.00:1AAA

White text

1.00:1Fail

Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text

#0B132B on #FFFFFF18.38:1 · AAA

Sample text

#1C2541 on #FFFFFF15.10:1 · AAA

Sample text

#0B132B on #5BC0BE8.52:1 · AAA

Sample text

#3A506B on #FFFFFF8.27:1 · AAA

Sample text

#1C2541 on #5BC0BE7.00:1 · 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: #0B132B;
  --palette-2: #1C2541;
  --palette-3: #3A506B;
  --palette-4: #5BC0BE;
  --palette-5: #FFFFFF;
}

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