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Azure Palette

Azure Palette: #F0FFFF, #FFF0F0, #F0FFF7, #F0F7FF. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Azure Palette assigns primary #F0FFFF, secondary #FFF0F0, surface #F0FFF7, background #F0F7FF, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #F0FFFF at 0.9727; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#F0FFFFAzure
Secondary#FFF0F0#FFF0F0
Surface#F0FFF7#F0FFF7
Background#F0F7FF#F0F7FF
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-azure-primary: #F0FFFF;
--palette-azure-secondary: #FFF0F0;
--palette-azure-surface: #F0FFF7;
--palette-azure-background: #F0F7FF;
--palette-azure-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#F0FFFF
Black 20.45:1 · White 1.03:1
Best #000000
Secondary#FFF0F0
Black 18.97:1 · White 1.11:1
Best #000000
Surface#F0FFF7
Black 20.35:1 · White 1.03:1
Best #000000
Background#F0F7FF
Black 19.45:1 · White 1.08:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Azure 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 Azure Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9727
Black text20.45:1AA Pass
White text1.03:1AA Fail
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": "#F0FFFF",
    "name": "Azure"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFF0F0",
    "name": "#FFF0F0"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F0FFF7",
    "name": "#F0FFF7"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#F0F7FF",
    "name": "#F0F7FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#F0FFFF",
    "name": "Azure",
    "blackContrast": 20.45,
    "whiteContrast": 1.03,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFF0F0",
    "name": "#FFF0F0",
    "blackContrast": 18.97,
    "whiteContrast": 1.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F0FFF7",
    "name": "#F0FFF7",
    "blackContrast": 20.35,
    "whiteContrast": 1.03,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#F0F7FF",
    "name": "#F0F7FF",
    "blackContrast": 19.45,
    "whiteContrast": 1.08,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "azure palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-azure-primary: #F0FFFF;\n--palette-azure-secondary: #FFF0F0;\n--palette-azure-surface: #F0FFF7;\n--palette-azure-background: #F0F7FF;\n--palette-azure-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "azure",
  "name": "Azure Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "azure",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Azure, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Azure Palette combines primary #F0FFFF, secondary #FFF0F0, surface #F0FFF7, background #F0F7FF, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green 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": [
    "azure palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F0FFFF",
      "slug": "azure",
      "name": "Azure",
      "rgb": [
        240,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        97
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9727,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 20.45,
        "white": 1.03
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/azure/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFF0F0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFF0F0",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        240,
        240
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        97
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        6,
        6,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8987,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.97,
        "white": 1.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F0FFF7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F0FFF7",
      "rgb": [
        240,
        255,
        247
      ],
      "hsl": [
        148,
        100,
        97
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        3,
        0
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9676,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 20.35,
        "white": 1.03
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#F0F7FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F0F7FF",
      "rgb": [
        240,
        247,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        212,
        100,
        97
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        3,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9227,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 19.45,
        "white": 1.08
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F0FFFF",
      "name": "Azure"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFF0F0",
      "name": "#FFF0F0"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F0FFF7",
      "name": "#F0FFF7"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#F0F7FF",
      "name": "#F0F7FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F0FFFF",
      "name": "Azure",
      "blackContrast": 20.45,
      "whiteContrast": 1.03,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFF0F0",
      "name": "#FFF0F0",
      "blackContrast": 18.97,
      "whiteContrast": 1.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F0FFF7",
      "name": "#F0FFF7",
      "blackContrast": 20.35,
      "whiteContrast": 1.03,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#F0F7FF",
      "name": "#F0F7FF",
      "blackContrast": 19.45,
      "whiteContrast": 1.08,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-azure-primary: #F0FFFF;\n--palette-azure-secondary: #FFF0F0;\n--palette-azure-surface: #F0FFF7;\n--palette-azure-background: #F0F7FF;\n--palette-azure-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/azure.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/azure.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/azure/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/azure.json"
}
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