Ancient Cerulean color palette — #DAE8DC · #428AA6 · #004063 · #002224 · #00081C
Built around Cerulean, softened by Navy — the whole palette hums with trust and stability.
The five colors
- Parchment (#DAE8DC): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of a quiet forest floor.
- Cerulean (#428AA6): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Navy (#004063): A deep, shadowed, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Midnight (#002224): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Ink (#00081C): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
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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