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Aegean Blue Palette

Aegean Blue Palette: #4E6E81, #83624E, #4E837C, #4E5583. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Aegean Blue Palette assigns primary #4E6E81, secondary #83624E, surface #4E837C, background #4E5583, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #4E5583 at 0.0976 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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5colors
Blue palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

Aegean Blue Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#4E6E81Aegean Blue
Secondary#83624E#83624E
Surface#4E837C#4E837C
Background#4E5583#4E5583
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-aegean-blue-primary: #4E6E81;
--palette-aegean-blue-secondary: #83624E;
--palette-aegean-blue-surface: #4E837C;
--palette-aegean-blue-background: #4E5583;
--palette-aegean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Aegean Blue Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#4E6E81
Black 3.87:1 · White 5.42:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#83624E
Black 3.82:1 · White 5.49:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#4E837C
Black 4.86:1 · White 4.32:1
Best #000000
Background#4E5583
Black 2.95:1 · White 7.11:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Aegean Blue Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Aegean Blue Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Aegean Blue Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1436
Black text3.87:1AA Fail
White text5.42:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#4E6E81",
    "name": "Aegean Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#83624E",
    "name": "#83624E"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4E837C",
    "name": "#4E837C"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4E5583",
    "name": "#4E5583"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#4E6E81",
    "name": "Aegean Blue",
    "blackContrast": 3.87,
    "whiteContrast": 5.42,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#83624E",
    "name": "#83624E",
    "blackContrast": 3.82,
    "whiteContrast": 5.49,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#4E837C",
    "name": "#4E837C",
    "blackContrast": 4.86,
    "whiteContrast": 4.32,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#4E5583",
    "name": "#4E5583",
    "blackContrast": 2.95,
    "whiteContrast": 7.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "aegean blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-aegean-blue-primary: #4E6E81;\n--palette-aegean-blue-secondary: #83624E;\n--palette-aegean-blue-surface: #4E837C;\n--palette-aegean-blue-background: #4E5583;\n--palette-aegean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "aegean-blue",
  "name": "Aegean Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "aegean-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Aegean Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Aegean Blue Palette combines primary #4E6E81, secondary #83624E, surface #4E837C, background #4E5583, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, orange palette, cyan palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "aegean blue palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4E6E81",
      "slug": "aegean-blue",
      "name": "Aegean Blue",
      "rgb": [
        78,
        110,
        129
      ],
      "hsl": [
        202,
        25,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        15,
        0,
        49
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1436,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.87,
        "white": 5.42
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/aegean-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#83624E",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#83624E",
      "rgb": [
        131,
        98,
        78
      ],
      "hsl": [
        23,
        25,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        25,
        40,
        49
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1411,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.82,
        "white": 5.49
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4E837C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4E837C",
      "rgb": [
        78,
        131,
        124
      ],
      "hsl": [
        172,
        25,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        0,
        5,
        49
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1931,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.86,
        "white": 4.32
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4E5583",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4E5583",
      "rgb": [
        78,
        85,
        131
      ],
      "hsl": [
        232,
        25,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        35,
        0,
        49
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0976,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.95,
        "white": 7.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4E6E81",
      "name": "Aegean Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#83624E",
      "name": "#83624E"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4E837C",
      "name": "#4E837C"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4E5583",
      "name": "#4E5583"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4E6E81",
      "name": "Aegean Blue",
      "blackContrast": 3.87,
      "whiteContrast": 5.42,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#83624E",
      "name": "#83624E",
      "blackContrast": 3.82,
      "whiteContrast": 5.49,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#4E837C",
      "name": "#4E837C",
      "blackContrast": 4.86,
      "whiteContrast": 4.32,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#4E5583",
      "name": "#4E5583",
      "blackContrast": 2.95,
      "whiteContrast": 7.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-aegean-blue-primary: #4E6E81;\n--palette-aegean-blue-secondary: #83624E;\n--palette-aegean-blue-surface: #4E837C;\n--palette-aegean-blue-background: #4E5583;\n--palette-aegean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/aegean-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aegean-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/aegean-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/aegean-blue.json"
}
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