Generated palette

Cadet Blue Palette

Cadet Blue Palette is a generated palette built from #5F9EA0, #9F6260, #609F82, #607D9F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Cadet Blue Palette combines primary #5F9EA0, secondary #9F6260, surface #609F82, background #607D9F, 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.

All palettes Source color API

5colors

Cyan palettedominant group

7use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#5F9EA0Cadet Blue

Secondary#9F6260#9F6260

Surface#609F82#609F82

Background#607D9F#607D9F

Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-cadet-blue-primary: #5F9EA0;
--palette-cadet-blue-secondary: #9F6260;
--palette-cadet-blue-surface: #609F82;
--palette-cadet-blue-background: #607D9F;
--palette-cadet-blue-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#5F9EA0
Black 6.88:1 · White 3.05:1
Best #000000

Secondary#9F6260
Black 4.39:1 · White 4.78:1
Best #FFFFFF

Surface#609F82
Black 6.78:1 · White 3.1:1
Best #000000

Background#607D9F
Black 4.93:1 · White 4.26:1
Best #000000

Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.

CardSurface treatment using palette roles.

AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.

NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Luminance0.2942

Black text6.88:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA 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

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#5F9EA0",
    "name": "Cadet Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9F6260",
    "name": "#9F6260"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#609F82",
    "name": "#609F82"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#607D9F",
    "name": "#607D9F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#5F9EA0",
    "name": "Cadet Blue",
    "blackContrast": 6.88,
    "whiteContrast": 3.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#9F6260",
    "name": "#9F6260",
    "blackContrast": 4.39,
    "whiteContrast": 4.78,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#609F82",
    "name": "#609F82",
    "blackContrast": 6.78,
    "whiteContrast": 3.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#607D9F",
    "name": "#607D9F",
    "blackContrast": 4.93,
    "whiteContrast": 4.26,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "cadet blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-cadet-blue-primary: #5F9EA0;\n--palette-cadet-blue-secondary: #9F6260;\n--palette-cadet-blue-surface: #609F82;\n--palette-cadet-blue-background: #607D9F;\n--palette-cadet-blue-accent: #000000;"

Full JSON dataset

{
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  "slug": "cadet-blue",
  "name": "Cadet Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "cadet-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Cadet Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Cadet Blue Palette combines primary #5F9EA0, secondary #9F6260, surface #609F82, background #607D9F, 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": [
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    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5F9EA0",
      "slug": "cadet-blue",
      "name": "Cadet Blue",
      "rgb": [
        95,
        158,
        160
      ],
      "hsl": [
        182,
        25,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        41,
        1,
        0,
        37
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2942,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.88,
        "white": 3.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadet-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9F6260",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#9F6260",
      "rgb": [
        159,
        98,
        96
      ],
      "hsl": [
        2,
        25,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        38,
        40,
        38
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1695,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.39,
        "white": 4.78
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/9f6260/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#609F82",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#609F82",
      "rgb": [
        96,
        159,
        130
      ],
      "hsl": [
        152,
        25,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        0,
        18,
        38
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2889,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.78,
        "white": 3.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/609f82/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#607D9F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#607D9F",
      "rgb": [
        96,
        125,
        159
      ],
      "hsl": [
        212,
        25,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        21,
        0,
        38
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1966,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.93,
        "white": 4.26
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/607d9f/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#5F9EA0",
      "name": "Cadet Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9F6260",
      "name": "#9F6260"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#609F82",
      "name": "#609F82"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#607D9F",
      "name": "#607D9F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5F9EA0",
      "name": "Cadet Blue",
      "blackContrast": 6.88,
      "whiteContrast": 3.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#9F6260",
      "name": "#9F6260",
      "blackContrast": 4.39,
      "whiteContrast": 4.78,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#609F82",
      "name": "#609F82",
      "blackContrast": 6.78,
      "whiteContrast": 3.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#607D9F",
      "name": "#607D9F",
      "blackContrast": 4.93,
      "whiteContrast": 4.26,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-cadet-blue-primary: #5F9EA0;\n--palette-cadet-blue-secondary: #9F6260;\n--palette-cadet-blue-surface: #609F82;\n--palette-cadet-blue-background: #607D9F;\n--palette-cadet-blue-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadet-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/cadet-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/cadet-blue.json"
}

Cadet Blue Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Cadet Blue Palette Data (JSON)

Related Palette Guides