#2C2C2CGunmetal
#686868Dove Gray
#86A4FFCornflower
#EEEEEEFrost

Cornflower & Gunmetal Trail color palette

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Cornflower & Gunmetal Trail is a neutral-based color palette tagged tech, minimal, gray. Cornflower is the only saturated color here, so it does all the talking against a neutral base. Neither washed out nor loud, it adapts to most contexts.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Gunmetal#2C2C2Crgb(44, 44, 44)hsl(0, 0%, 17%)oklch(29.3% 0.000 0)
Dove Gray#686868rgb(104, 104, 104)hsl(0, 0%, 41%)oklch(51.7% 0.000 0)
Cornflower#86A4FFrgb(134, 164, 255)hsl(225, 100%, 76%)oklch(73.4% 0.137 269)
Frost#EEEEEErgb(238, 238, 238)hsl(0, 0%, 93%)oklch(94.9% 0.000 0)

Why it works and how to use it

Two of the four colors are near-neutral, which leaves room for Cornflower to lead. Lightness runs from 17% to 93%. Well suited to a SaaS landing page or dashboard.

  • Background: Frost (#EEEEEE) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Gunmetal (#2C2C2C) on #EEEEEE gives 12.04:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Cornflower (#86A4FF) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
  • Accent: Dove Gray (#686868) for highlights, badges and hover states.

3 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Gunmetal on Frost at 12.04:1.

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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

#2C2C2C
#686868
#86A4FF
#EEEEEE

Color-blind check: all four colors stay distinguishable under protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#2C2C2C on #EEEEEEAa12.04:1AAA
#2C2C2C on #86A4FFAa5.83:1AA
#686868 on #EEEEEEAa4.8:1AA
#2C2C2C on #686868Aa2.51:1Fail
#686868 on #86A4FFAa2.33:1Fail
#86A4FF on #EEEEEEAa2.06:1Fail

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