#181818Licorice
#494E54Graphite
#BCE4FFGlacier
#F6FBFFSnow

Royal Glacier & Graphite color palette

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Royal Glacier & Graphite is a neutral-based color palette tagged tech, dark, minimal. Glacier 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. The overall temperature is cool.

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SwatchNameHEXRGBHSLOKLCH
Licorice#181818rgb(24, 24, 24)hsl(0, 0%, 9%)oklch(20.9% 0.000 0)
Graphite#494E54rgb(73, 78, 84)hsl(213, 7%, 31%)oklch(42.2% 0.012 253)
Glacier#BCE4FFrgb(188, 228, 255)hsl(204, 100%, 87%)oklch(89.9% 0.056 238)
Snow#F6FBFFrgb(246, 251, 255)hsl(207, 100%, 98%)oklch(98.5% 0.008 242)

Why it works and how to use it

Two of the four colors are near-neutral, which leaves room for Glacier to lead. Lightness runs from 9% to 98%. Well suited to a SaaS landing page or dashboard.

  • Background: Snow (#F6FBFF) is the lightest color, so it belongs on large surfaces.
  • Text: Licorice (#181818) on #F6FBFF gives 17.05:1, passing WCAG AAA.
  • Primary: Glacier (#BCE4FF) is the most saturated mid-tone; use it for buttons and links with a border or a darker shade for contrast.
  • Accent: Graphite (#494E54) for highlights, badges and hover states.

4 of 6 color pairs pass WCAG AA (4.5:1); the strongest is Licorice on Snow at 17.05:1.

Preview on a real UI see how the palette feels in context

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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

#181818
#494E54
#BCE4FF
#F6FBFF

Color-blind check: under protanopia, Glacier and Snow become hard to tell apart, so do not rely on that pair alone to carry meaning.

Contrast check WCAG ratios between palette colors

PairSampleRatioLevel
#181818 on #F6FBFFAa17.05:1AAA
#181818 on #BCE4FFAa13.26:1AAA
#494E54 on #F6FBFFAa8.06:1AAA
#494E54 on #BCE4FFAa6.27:1AA
#181818 on #494E54Aa2.11:1Fail
#BCE4FF on #F6FBFFAa1.29:1Fail

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