#03256CMarine
#94437DPlum
#4FA3E0Blue Gray
#D4E9F7Ice

Bold Plum & Marine color palette

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Bold Plum & Marine is a vivid split color palette tagged gradient, cold, blue. A split scheme: Marine plays against Ice across roughly 113° of hue. Saturation runs high, so use the brightest color sparingly and let the others carry the surface area. Warm and cool hues are mixed, which adds depth.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Marine#03256Crgb(3, 37, 108)hsl(221, 95%, 22%)oklch(29.7% 0.129 262)
Plum#94437Drgb(148, 67, 125)hsl(317, 38%, 42%)oklch(50.7% 0.131 340)
Blue Gray#4FA3E0rgb(79, 163, 224)hsl(205, 70%, 59%)oklch(68.9% 0.121 243)
Ice#D4E9F7rgb(212, 233, 247)hsl(204, 69%, 90%)oklch(92.3% 0.029 237)

Why it works and how to use it

It works because the lightness range is wide (22% to 90%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for websites, presentations and branding.

  • Background: Ice (#D4E9F7) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Marine (#03256C) on #D4E9F7 gives 11.31:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Blue Gray (#4FA3E0) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
  • Accent: Plum (#94437D) for highlights, badges and hover states.

3 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Marine on Ice at 11.31:1.

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A palette preview that turns four colors into a page, so you can judge hierarchy, contrast and mood before you commit.

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Roles are assigned by lightness.

Color blindness simulation

#03256C
#94437D
#4FA3E0
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Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#03256C on #D4E9F7Aa11.31:1AAA
#03256C on #4FA3E0Aa5.15:1AA
#94437D on #D4E9F7Aa5:1AA
#94437D on #4FA3E0Aa2.28:1Fail
#03256C on #94437DAa2.26:1Fail
#4FA3E0 on #D4E9F7Aa2.2:1Fail

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