Nocturnal Tide color palette
Nocturnal Tide is a 4-color palette drawing on neutrals and blues. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 15% (#070B14, very dark) to 75% (#38BDF8, medium-light), and its most saturated color, #38BDF8, is moderately saturated. 3 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 2 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged dark, cold, blue and muted.
- Rich Navy #070B14
- Charcoal #334155
- YInMn Blue #475569
- Vivid Sky Blue #38BDF8
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Navy | #070B14 | rgb(7, 11, 20) | hsl(222, 48%, 5%) | oklch(15% 0.021 264.3) |
| Charcoal | #334155 | rgb(51, 65, 85) | hsl(215, 25%, 27%) | oklch(37.2% 0.039 257.3) |
| YInMn Blue | #475569 | rgb(71, 85, 105) | hsl(215, 19%, 35%) | oklch(44.6% 0.037 257.3) |
| Vivid Sky Blue | #38BDF8 | rgb(56, 189, 248) | hsl(198, 93%, 60%) | oklch(75.4% 0.139 232.7) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Nocturnal Tide, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #070B14 on #38BDF8 | 9.19:1 | AAA | Lc 62.1 |
| #38BDF8 on #334155 | 4.83:1 | AA | Lc -50.8 |
| #38BDF8 on #475569 | 3.54:1 | AA large | Lc -43.9 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia.
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Achromatopsia
Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/070b14-334155-475569-38bdf8.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.