Shell Breeze color palette
Shell Breeze is a 4-color palette drawing on teals and cyans, reds and neutrals. In OKLCH its lightness runs from 25% (#0E252E, dark) to 95% (#E0F2FA, very light), and its most saturated color, #3D6A7C, is muted. 2 of its 3 chromatic colors sit on the cool side of the hue wheel. 3 of its 6 color pairs reach the WCAG AA ratio of 4.5:1 for body text. It is tagged ocean, summer, blue, red, muted and colorblind-friendly.
- Jet #0E252E
- YInMn Blue #3D6A7C
- English Lavender #BE9191
- Anti-Flash White #E0F2FA
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL | OKLCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet | #0E252E | rgb(14, 37, 46) | hsl(197, 53%, 12%) | oklch(25% 0.033 226.1) |
| YInMn Blue | #3D6A7C | rgb(61, 106, 124) | hsl(197, 34%, 36%) | oklch(49.9% 0.057 225.8) |
| English Lavender | #BE9191 | rgb(190, 145, 145) | hsl(0, 26%, 66%) | oklch(69.9% 0.055 18.5) |
| Anti-Flash White | #E0F2FA | rgb(224, 242, 250) | hsl(198, 72%, 93%) | oklch(95% 0.022 226.1) |
Accessibility
The best text and background pairs in Shell Breeze, by WCAG 2 contrast ratio, with the APCA lightness contrast (Lc) of the text on its background.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Level | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|
| #E0F2FA on #0E252E | 13.80:1 | AAA | Lc -94.8 |
| #0E252E on #BE9191 | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 47.7 |
| #E0F2FA on #3D6A7C | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc -74.2 |
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.
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Deuteranopia
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Use it in code
Install these colors as Tailwind CSS v4 theme colors with shadcn: npx shadcn@latest add https://getcolors.so/r/palette/0e252e-3d6a7c-be9191-e0f2fa.json.
Make it your own
Edit the colors, build a full light and dark color system from them, or see them on real UI.