Primary#4682B4
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#ECF2F8
RGB 236, 242, 248
HSL 210°, 46%, 95%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.08
100 Copy
#C8DAE8
RGB 200, 218, 232
HSL 206°, 41%, 85%
Fail 1.43 AAA 10.29
300 Copy
#90B4D2
RGB 144, 180, 210
HSL 207°, 42%, 69%
Fail 2.18 AA 6.78
500 Copy
#4682B4
RGB 70, 130, 180
HSL 207°, 44%, 49%
AA large 4.11 AA large 3.59
700 Copy
#346287
RGB 52, 98, 135
HSL 207°, 44%, 37%
AA 6.48 Fail 2.28
900 Copy
#23415A
RGB 35, 65, 90
HSL 207°, 44%, 25%
AAA 10.63 Fail 1.39
Secondary#46B4AF
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#ECF8F7
RGB 236, 248, 247
HSL 175°, 46%, 95%
Fail 1.09 AAA 13.59
100 Copy
#C8E8E7
RGB 200, 232, 231
HSL 178°, 41%, 85%
Fail 1.3 AAA 11.35
300 Copy
#90D2CF
RGB 144, 210, 207
HSL 177°, 42%, 69%
Fail 1.71 AAA 8.65
500 Copy
#46B4AF
RGB 70, 180, 175
HSL 177°, 44%, 49%
Fail 2.5 AA 5.91
700 Copy
#348783
RGB 52, 135, 131
HSL 177°, 44%, 37%
AA large 4.25 AA large 3.47
900 Copy
#235A58
RGB 35, 90, 88
HSL 178°, 44%, 25%
AAA 7.85 Fail 1.88
Tertiary#464BB4
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#ECEDF8
RGB 236, 237, 248
HSL 235°, 46%, 95%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.67
100 Copy
#C8C9E8
RGB 200, 201, 232
HSL 238°, 41%, 85%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.12
300 Copy
#9093D2
RGB 144, 147, 210
HSL 237°, 42%, 69%
Fail 2.88 AA 5.12
500 Copy
#464BB4
RGB 70, 75, 180
HSL 237°, 44%, 49%
AAA 7.18 Fail 2.06
700 Copy
#343887
RGB 52, 56, 135
HSL 237°, 44%, 37%
AAA 10.19 Fail 1.45
900 Copy
#23265A
RGB 35, 38, 90
HSL 237°, 44%, 25%
AAA 14.03 Fail 1.05
Quaternary#46B478
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#ECF8F2
RGB 236, 248, 242
HSL 150°, 46%, 95%
Fail 1.09 AAA 13.54
100 Copy
#C8E8D6
RGB 200, 232, 214
HSL 146°, 41%, 85%
Fail 1.32 AAA 11.22
300 Copy
#90D2AE
RGB 144, 210, 174
HSL 147°, 42%, 69%
Fail 1.75 AAA 8.44
500 Copy
#46B478
RGB 70, 180, 120
HSL 147°, 44%, 49%
Fail 2.61 AA 5.66
700 Copy
#34875A
RGB 52, 135, 90
HSL 147°, 44%, 37%
AA large 4.41 AA large 3.34
900 Copy
#235A3C
RGB 35, 90, 60
HSL 147°, 44%, 25%
AAA 8.08 Fail 1.83
Quinary#7846B4
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F2ECF8
RGB 242, 236, 248
HSL 270°, 46%, 95%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.74
100 Copy
#D6C8E8
RGB 214, 200, 232
HSL 266°, 41%, 85%
Fail 1.58 AAA 9.33
300 Copy
#AE90D2
RGB 174, 144, 210
HSL 267°, 42%, 69%
Fail 2.72 AA 5.42
500 Copy
#7846B4
RGB 120, 70, 180
HSL 267°, 44%, 49%
AA 6.3 Fail 2.34
700 Copy
#5A3487
RGB 90, 52, 135
HSL 267°, 44%, 37%
AAA 9.23 Fail 1.6
900 Copy
#3C235A
RGB 60, 35, 90
HSL 267°, 44%, 25%
AAA 13.29 Fail 1.11
Neutral#4B5B68
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#EDEFF0
RGB 237, 239, 240
HSL 200°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.79
100 Copy
#C9CED2
RGB 201, 206, 210
HSL 207°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.59 AAA 9.3
300 Copy
#939DA4
RGB 147, 157, 164
HSL 205°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.76 AA 5.34
500 Copy
#4B5B68
RGB 75, 91, 104
HSL 207°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.01 Fail 2.1
700 Copy
#38444E
RGB 56, 68, 78
HSL 207°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.98 Fail 1.48
900 Copy
#262E34
RGB 38, 46, 52
HSL 206°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.79 Fail 1.07
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.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Steel blue Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
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 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 4682b4-analogous.css and 4682b4-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #ECF2F8;
--primary-100: #C8DAE8;
--primary-300: #90B4D2;
--primary-500: #4682B4;
--primary-700: #346287;
--primary-900: #23415A;
--secondary-50: #ECF8F7;
--secondary-100: #C8E8E7;
--secondary-300: #90D2CF;
--secondary-500: #46B4AF;
--secondary-700: #348783;
--secondary-900: #235A58;
--tertiary-50: #ECEDF8;
--tertiary-100: #C8C9E8;
--tertiary-300: #9093D2;
--tertiary-500: #464BB4;
--tertiary-700: #343887;
--tertiary-900: #23265A;
--quaternary-50: #ECF8F2;
--quaternary-100: #C8E8D6;
--quaternary-300: #90D2AE;
--quaternary-500: #46B478;
--quaternary-700: #34875A;
--quaternary-900: #235A3C;
--quinary-50: #F2ECF8;
--quinary-100: #D6C8E8;
--quinary-300: #AE90D2;
--quinary-500: #7846B4;
--quinary-700: #5A3487;
--quinary-900: #3C235A;
--neutral-50: #EDEFF0;
--neutral-100: #C9CED2;
--neutral-300: #939DA4;
--neutral-500: #4B5B68;
--neutral-700: #38444E;
--neutral-900: #262E34;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.