Softworn Cobalt color palette — #CEE8F2 · #2F71B2 · #493F6B · #461600 · #0E0700

Slate and Espresso set the tone — five colors that lean into trust and stability.

The five colors

• Frost (#CEE8F2): A whisper-light, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Slate (#2F71B2): A full-bodied, balanced blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
• Navy (#493F6B): A deep, shadowed, dusty violet — the color of a velvet chair.
• Espresso (#461600): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of toasted spice.
• Ink (#0E0700): A deep, shadowed, dusty gold — the color of afternoon light on wheat.

Feels like: Trust, Stability, Optimism, Creativity, Sophistication. Tagged vintage, retro, muted.

Use it as a design system

One click turns Softworn Cobalt 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

• Washed Ridge color palette (#DBEAFF, #5F58B0, #652B68, #2E1C00, #070800)
• Cerulean Lagoon color palette (#D2E5E6, #4281AB, #4F396E, #372D00, #141E03)
• Patina Lantern color palette (#CEEDE5, #007886, #0E4B6E, #420922, #190100)
• Washed Balcony color palette (#D5E8E6, #429CEB, #7B4F91, #3F2D04, #100800)
• Muted Ridge color palette (#DBECFF, #7285AE, #5C5A91, #562740, #420017)
• Worn Cerulean Corridor color palette (#EBE0CF, #009BAD, #005168, #002C27, #00050B)
• Softworn Alley color palette (#E1E4FD, #A07CC3, #81576C, #3C3933, #232300)
• Muted Garnet color palette (#F2ECFF, #A16E9A, #7D3747, #2A3905, #001608)

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