PalettesIndustrial Blue

Palette

Industrial Blue

Sleek slate and blue tones meet pale stone, evoking urban sophistication and crisp focus.

Color analysis

Palette profile

This 5-color palette is cool-led with a muted character and moderate 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

Muted

Lightness span

58%

Accessible pairs

3 / 10

Accessibility and contrast

Contrast is measured against black and white for every swatch. AA starts at 4.5:1 for normal text, while AAA starts at 7:1.

Surface

Gray DCDCDD

#DCDCDD

Black text
15.32:1AAA
White text
1.37:1Fail

Support

Gray C5C3C6

#C5C3C6

Black text
12.00:1AAA
White text
1.75:1Fail

Anchor

Gray 46494C

#46494C

Black text
2.32:1Fail
White text
9.06:1AAA

Support

Blue 4C5C68

#4C5C68

Black text
3.04:1AA Large
White text
6.91:1AA

Accent

Blue 1985A1

#1985A1

Black text
4.91:1AA
White text
4.28:1AA Large
Best internal combinations

The strongest foreground and background pairs found inside this palette.

Sample text
#46494C on #DCDCDD6.61:1 · AA
Sample text
#46494C on #C5C3C65.18:1 · AA
Sample text
#4C5C68 on #DCDCDD5.04:1 · 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: #DCDCDD;
  --palette-2: #C5C3C6;
  --palette-3: #46494C;
  --palette-4: #4C5C68;
  --palette-5: #1985A1;
}

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