Primary#800000
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#F2E6E6
RGB 242, 230, 230
HSL 0°, 32%, 93%
Fail 1.22 AAA 12.11
100 Copy
#D9B2B2
RGB 217, 178, 178
HSL 0°, 34%, 77%
Fail 1.92 AAA 7.7
300 Copy
#B36666
RGB 179, 102, 102
HSL 0°, 34%, 55%
AA large 4.19 AA large 3.52
500 Copy
#800000
RGB 128, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 25%
AAA 10.95 Fail 1.35
700 Copy
#600000
RGB 96, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 19%
AAA 14.02 Fail 1.05
900 Copy
#400000
RGB 64, 0, 0
HSL 0°, 100%, 13%
AAA 17.24 Fail 1.17
Secondary#800040
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#F2E6EC
RGB 242, 230, 236
HSL 330°, 32%, 93%
Fail 1.21 AAA 12.16
100 Copy
#D9B2C6
RGB 217, 178, 198
HSL 329°, 34%, 77%
Fail 1.89 AAA 7.82
300 Copy
#B3668C
RGB 179, 102, 140
HSL 330°, 34%, 55%
AA large 4.04 AA large 3.65
500 Copy
#800040
RGB 128, 0, 64
HSL 330°, 100%, 25%
AAA 10.54 Fail 1.4
700 Copy
#600030
RGB 96, 0, 48
HSL 330°, 100%, 19%
AAA 13.64 Fail 1.08
900 Copy
#400020
RGB 64, 0, 32
HSL 330°, 100%, 13%
AAA 16.95 Fail 1.15
Tertiary#804000
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#F2ECE6
RGB 242, 236, 230
HSL 30°, 32%, 93%
Fail 1.17 AAA 12.59
100 Copy
#D9C6B2
RGB 217, 198, 178
HSL 31°, 34%, 77%
Fail 1.66 AAA 8.9
300 Copy
#B38C66
RGB 179, 140, 102
HSL 30°, 34%, 55%
AA large 3.06 AA 4.82
500 Copy
#804000
RGB 128, 64, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 25%
AAA 7.92 Fail 1.86
700 Copy
#603000
RGB 96, 48, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 19%
AAA 10.94 Fail 1.35
900 Copy
#402000
RGB 64, 32, 0
HSL 30°, 100%, 13%
AAA 14.74 Fail 1.0
Quaternary#800080
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#F2E6F2
RGB 242, 230, 242
HSL 300°, 32%, 93%
Fail 1.21 AAA 12.21
100 Copy
#D9B2D9
RGB 217, 178, 217
HSL 300°, 34%, 77%
Fail 1.86 AAA 7.95
300 Copy
#B366B3
RGB 179, 102, 179
HSL 300°, 34%, 55%
AA large 3.84 AA large 3.84
500 Copy
#800080
RGB 128, 0, 128
HSL 300°, 100%, 25%
AAA 9.42 Fail 1.57
700 Copy
#600060
RGB 96, 0, 96
HSL 300°, 100%, 19%
AAA 12.6 Fail 1.17
900 Copy
#400040
RGB 64, 0, 64
HSL 300°, 100%, 13%
AAA 16.25 Fail 1.1
Quinary#808000
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#F2F2E6
RGB 242, 242, 230
HSL 60°, 32%, 93%
Fail 1.13 AAA 13.08
100 Copy
#D9D9B2
RGB 217, 217, 178
HSL 60°, 34%, 77%
Fail 1.45 AAA 10.2
300 Copy
#B3B366
RGB 179, 179, 102
HSL 60°, 34%, 55%
Fail 2.2 AA 6.71
500 Copy
#808000
RGB 128, 128, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 25%
AA large 4.2 AA large 3.52
700 Copy
#606000
RGB 96, 96, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 19%
AA 6.62 Fail 2.23
900 Copy
#404000
RGB 64, 64, 0
HSL 60°, 100%, 13%
AAA 10.76 Fail 1.37
Neutral#684B4B
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#F0EDED
RGB 240, 237, 237
HSL 0°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.16 AAA 12.68
100 Copy
#D2C9C9
RGB 210, 201, 201
HSL 0°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.62 AAA 9.09
300 Copy
#A49393
RGB 164, 147, 147
HSL 0°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.93 AA 5.04
500 Copy
#684B4B
RGB 104, 75, 75
HSL 0°, 16%, 35%
AAA 7.79 Fail 1.89
700 Copy
#4E3838
RGB 78, 56, 56
HSL 0°, 16%, 26%
AAA 10.79 Fail 1.37
900 Copy
#342626
RGB 52, 38, 38
HSL 0°, 16%, 18%
AAA 14.47 Fail 1.02
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
Maroon 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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Export as CSS variables
Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 800000-analogous.css and 800000-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #F2E6E6;
--primary-100: #D9B2B2;
--primary-300: #B36666;
--primary-500: #800000;
--primary-700: #600000;
--primary-900: #400000;
--secondary-50: #F2E6EC;
--secondary-100: #D9B2C6;
--secondary-300: #B3668C;
--secondary-500: #800040;
--secondary-700: #600030;
--secondary-900: #400020;
--tertiary-50: #F2ECE6;
--tertiary-100: #D9C6B2;
--tertiary-300: #B38C66;
--tertiary-500: #804000;
--tertiary-700: #603000;
--tertiary-900: #402000;
--quaternary-50: #F2E6F2;
--quaternary-100: #D9B2D9;
--quaternary-300: #B366B3;
--quaternary-500: #800080;
--quaternary-700: #600060;
--quaternary-900: #400040;
--quinary-50: #F2F2E6;
--quinary-100: #D9D9B2;
--quinary-300: #B3B366;
--quinary-500: #808000;
--quinary-700: #606000;
--quinary-900: #404000;
--neutral-50: #F0EDED;
--neutral-100: #D2C9C9;
--neutral-300: #A49393;
--neutral-500: #684B4B;
--neutral-700: #4E3838;
--neutral-900: #342626;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.