Pearl Swell color palette
Pearl Swell is a 5-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, blues and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 24% (#002529, very dark) to 95% (#DDF1FF, very light), and its most saturated color, #1C8BAC, is moderately saturated. 4 of its 4 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 10 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, nature, gradient, teal, cold and colorblind-friendly.
- Rich Black #002529
- Dark Cyan #005665
- Blue NCS #1C8BAC
- Vivid Sky Blue #69C0EB
- Gainsboro #DDF1FF
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Black | #002529 | rgb(0, 37, 41) | hsl(186, 100%, 8%) | oklch(24.1% 0.041 205.5) |
| Dark Cyan | #005665 | rgb(0, 86, 101) | hsl(189, 100%, 20%) | oklch(41.7% 0.074 214.7) |
| Blue NCS | #1C8BAC | rgb(28, 139, 172) | hsl(194, 72%, 39%) | oklch(59.3% 0.104 223.8) |
| Vivid Sky Blue | #69C0EB | rgb(105, 192, 235) | hsl(200, 76%, 67%) | oklch(77% 0.104 231.8) |
| Gainsboro | #DDF1FF | rgb(221, 241, 255) | hsl(205, 100%, 93%) | oklch(94.8% 0.028 238.2) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Pearl Swell, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #DDF1FF on #002529 | 13.96:1 | AAA | Lc -94.4 |
| #002529 on #69C0EB | 7.97:1 | AAA | Lc 61.5 |
| #DDF1FF on #005665 | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc -81.8 |
Color vision
No pair of colors comes within ΔE 0.06 of another under protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia or achromatopsia. It is tagged colorblind-friendly: every pair stays at least ΔE 0.14 apart.
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/002529-005665-1c8bac-69c0eb-ddf1ff.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.