Ancient Cerulean color palette — #F9E6F3 · #0A879D · #003F65 · #002016 · #00000C
Built around Cerulean, softened by Navy — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Blush (#F9E6F3): A whisper-light, dusty pink — the color of a candy shop window.
- Cerulean (#0A879D): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Navy (#003F65): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Ink (#002016): A deep, shadowed, dusty teal — the color of sea glass.
- Black (#00000C): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Calm, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Ancient Cerulean into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.
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