Softworn Cerulean color palette — #D9ECEA · #418394 · #004256 · #001F22 · #000103
A conversation between Slate and Deep Teal, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Frost (#D9ECEA): A whisper-light, dusty teal — the color of glacier melt.
- Slate (#418394): A full-bodied, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Deep Teal (#004256): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of deep harbor water.
- Ink (#001F22): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Black (#000103): a grounded near-black with real depth.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Sophistication. Tagged coastal, cool, light, muted.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Softworn 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.
Similar palettes
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- Basalt Workshop color palette (#C9ECFE, #005667, #364100, #00232B, #010100)
- Aged Cobalt Corridor color palette (#DDEDEC, #8BBADB, #006EB9, #00485E, #001434)
- Timeworn Lagoon Atelier color palette (#E9F5F2, #A1D0DC, #008D92, #005D4E, #002531)
- Aubergine Corridor color palette (#E3F0FA, #003F63, #47006D, #002A22, #000103)
- Inked Chestnut Market color palette (#D2EED5, #664E00, #392600, #180B00, #020100)
- Tempered Lagoon color palette (#DAE9E6, #34868F, #00434F, #001F1E, #000202)
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