Ancient Cerulean color palette — #DCF8FF · #8EBED2 · #568CA4 · #5A6077 · #323044
A conversation between Storm Blue and Ash, giving this palette its sense of trust and stability.
The five colors
- Frost (#DCF8FF): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of open sky before noon.
- Ash (#8EBED2): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Storm Blue (#568CA4): A luminous, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Graphite (#5A6077): A full-bodied, dusty violet — the color of twilight just after sunset.
- Deep Teal (#323044): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of wild irises.
Feels like: Trust, Stability, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, 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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