What are the hex codes in the Lush Steel Blue & Cadet palette?

The Lush Steel Blue & Cadet color palette consists of Periwinkle #E6C2FF, Cadet #52B69A, Steel Blue #168AAD, Smoke #F6F9EE.

How should I use the Lush Steel Blue & Cadet palette on a website?

Use Smoke #F6F9EE as the background, Steel Blue #168AAD for text, Periwinkle #E6C2FF for buttons and links, and Cadet #52B69A for accents. No pair inside the palette reaches 4.5:1, so add black or white for body text.

Which colors in Lush Steel Blue & Cadet have enough contrast for text?

The highest-contrast pair is #168AAD on #F6F9EE with a ratio of 3.74:1, which passes WCAG AA for large text only.

#E6C2FFPeriwinkle

#52B69ACadet

#168AADSteel Blue

#F6F9EESmoke

Lush Steel Blue & Cadet color palette

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Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	OKLCH
Periwinkle	`#E6C2FF`	`rgb(230, 194, 255)`	`hsl(275, 100%, 88%)`	`oklch(86.5% 0.091 311)`
Cadet	`#52B69A`	`rgb(82, 182, 154)`	`hsl(163, 41%, 52%)`	`oklch(70.9% 0.103 172)`
Steel Blue	`#168AAD`	`rgb(22, 138, 173)`	`hsl(194, 77%, 38%)`	`oklch(59.0% 0.107 225)`
Smoke	`#F6F9EE`	`rgb(246, 249, 238)`	`hsl(76, 48%, 95%)`	`oklch(97.7% 0.015 119)`

Why it works and how to use it

Lush Steel Blue & Cadet is a vivid split color palette tagged cold, blue, teal. A split scheme: Periwinkle plays against Steel Blue across roughly 112° of hue. Saturation runs high, so use the brightest color sparingly and let the others carry the surface area. The overall temperature is cool.

It works because the lightness range is wide (38% to 95%), which gives clear hierarchy between background, content and accents. Try it for websites, presentations and branding.

Background: Smoke (#F6F9EE) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
Text: Steel Blue (#168AAD) on #F6F9EE gives 3.74:1, enough for large headings only.
Primary: Periwinkle (#E6C2FF) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
Accent: Cadet (#52B69A) for highlights, badges and hover states.

No pair inside the palette reaches 4.5:1, so add black or white for body text.

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#E6C2FF

#52B69A

#168AAD

#F6F9EE

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

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Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

Pair	Sample	Ratio	Level
`#168AAD` on `#F6F9EE`	Aa	3.74:1	AA large only
`#E6C2FF` on `#168AAD`	Aa	2.57:1	Fail
`#52B69A` on `#F6F9EE`	Aa	2.31:1	Fail
`#52B69A` on `#168AAD`	Aa	1.62:1	Fail
`#E6C2FF` on `#52B69A`	Aa	1.59:1	Fail
`#E6C2FF` on `#F6F9EE`	Aa	1.46:1	Fail

:root {
  --periwinkle: #E6C2FF;
  --cadet: #52B69A;
  --steel-blue: #168AAD;
  --smoke: #F6F9EE;
}

$periwinkle: #E6C2FF;
$cadet: #52B69A;
$steel-blue: #168AAD;
$smoke: #F6F9EE;

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'periwinkle': '#E6C2FF',
        'cadet': '#52B69A',
        'steel-blue': '#168AAD',
        'smoke': '#F6F9EE',
      },
    },
  },
};

{
  "name": "Lush Steel Blue & Cadet",
  "colors": [
    "#E6C2FF",
    "#52B69A",
    "#168AAD",
    "#F6F9EE"
  ]
}

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E6C2FF, #52B69A, #168AAD, #F6F9EE);

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Added 2025-06-29 · Free for commercial use, no attribution needed.

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