#F8FAFBSnow
#DDE2E8Ice
#A6B0B7Dusty Blue
#4B5257Graphite

Dusty Blue & Graphite Tale color palette

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Dusty Blue & Graphite Tale is a muted neutral-based color palette tagged winter, monochrome, minimal. Snow is the only saturated color here, so it does all the talking against a neutral base. Every color is softened, so it works well as a background system for text-heavy layouts. The overall temperature is cool.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Snow#F8FAFBrgb(248, 250, 251)hsl(200, 27%, 98%)oklch(98.4% 0.003 229)
Ice#DDE2E8rgb(221, 226, 232)hsl(213, 19%, 89%)oklch(91.1% 0.010 253)
Dusty Blue#A6B0B7rgb(166, 176, 183)hsl(205, 11%, 68%)oklch(75.1% 0.015 238)
Graphite#4B5257rgb(75, 82, 87)hsl(205, 7%, 32%)oklch(43.4% 0.012 239)

Why it works and how to use it

Two of the four colors are near-neutral, which leaves room for Ice to lead. Lightness runs from 32% to 98%. Well suited to websites, presentations and branding.

  • Background: Snow (#F8FAFB) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Graphite (#4B5257) on #F8FAFB gives 7.59:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Ice (#DDE2E8) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
  • Accent: Dusty Blue (#A6B0B7) for highlights, badges and hover states.

2 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Snow on Graphite at 7.59:1.

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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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Color blindness simulation

#F8FAFB
#DDE2E8
#A6B0B7
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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
#F8FAFB on #4B5257Aa7.59:1AAA
#DDE2E8 on #4B5257Aa6.1:1AA
#A6B0B7 on #4B5257Aa3.6:1AA large only
#F8FAFB on #A6B0B7Aa2.11:1Fail
#DDE2E8 on #A6B0B7Aa1.69:1Fail
#F8FAFB on #DDE2E8Aa1.24:1Fail

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