Primary#232F3C
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
A tetradic colour scheme built on #232F3C. Four hues evenly spaced at 90°. Rich, needs a dominant colour. A tinted neutral keeps text and surfaces consistent.
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
Use Override under a companion colour to replace it with your own. The URL updates so you can share the result. Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
Get startedCopy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 232f3c-tetrad.css and 232f3c-tetrad.json.
:root {
--primary-50: #E9EAEC;
--primary-100: #BDC1C4;
--primary-300: #7B828A;
--primary-500: #232F3C;
--primary-700: #1A232D;
--primary-900: #12181E;
--secondary-50: #EEEAEE;
--secondary-100: #CBC1CA;
--secondary-300: #978296;
--secondary-500: #512F50;
--secondary-700: #3D233C;
--secondary-900: #281828;
--tertiary-50: #EEECEA;
--tertiary-100: #CBC6C1;
--tertiary-300: #978C82;
--tertiary-500: #51402F;
--tertiary-700: #3D3023;
--tertiary-900: #282018;
--quaternary-50: #EAEEEA;
--quaternary-100: #C1CBC1;
--quaternary-300: #829783;
--quaternary-500: #2F5130;
--quaternary-700: #233D24;
--quaternary-900: #182818;
--neutral-50: #EDEEF0;
--neutral-100: #C9CDD2;
--neutral-300: #939BA4;
--neutral-500: #4B5968;
--neutral-700: #38434E;
--neutral-900: #262C34;
}
Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.