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Denim Palette

Denim Palette: #1560BD, #BC7115, #15B4BC, #1D15BC. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Denim Palette assigns primary #1560BD, secondary #BC7115, surface #15B4BC, background #1D15BC, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #1D15BC at 0.0443 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#1560BDDenim
Secondary#BC7115#BC7115
Surface#15B4BC#15B4BC
Background#1D15BC#1D15BC
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-denim-primary: #1560BD;
--palette-denim-secondary: #BC7115;
--palette-denim-surface: #15B4BC;
--palette-denim-background: #1D15BC;
--palette-denim-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#1560BD
Black 3.44:1 · White 6.1:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#BC7115
Black 5.51:1 · White 3.81:1
Best #000000
Surface#15B4BC
Black 8.29:1 · White 2.53:1
Best #000000
Background#1D15BC
Black 1.89:1 · White 11.13:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Denim 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 Denim Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.122
Black text3.44:1AA Fail
White text6.1:1AA 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": "#1560BD",
    "name": "Denim"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BC7115",
    "name": "#BC7115"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#15B4BC",
    "name": "#15B4BC"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#1D15BC",
    "name": "#1D15BC"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#1560BD",
    "name": "Denim",
    "blackContrast": 3.44,
    "whiteContrast": 6.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BC7115",
    "name": "#BC7115",
    "blackContrast": 5.51,
    "whiteContrast": 3.81,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#15B4BC",
    "name": "#15B4BC",
    "blackContrast": 8.29,
    "whiteContrast": 2.53,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#1D15BC",
    "name": "#1D15BC",
    "blackContrast": 1.89,
    "whiteContrast": 11.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "denim palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-denim-primary: #1560BD;\n--palette-denim-secondary: #BC7115;\n--palette-denim-surface: #15B4BC;\n--palette-denim-background: #1D15BC;\n--palette-denim-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "denim",
  "name": "Denim Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "denim",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Denim, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Denim Palette combines primary #1560BD, secondary #BC7115, surface #15B4BC, background #1D15BC, 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.",
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    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
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    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
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      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1560BD",
      "slug": "denim",
      "name": "Denim",
      "rgb": [
        21,
        96,
        189
      ],
      "hsl": [
        213,
        80,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        89,
        49,
        0,
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      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.122,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.44,
        "white": 6.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/denim/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BC7115",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BC7115",
      "rgb": [
        188,
        113,
        21
      ],
      "hsl": [
        33,
        80,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        40,
        89,
        26
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2256,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.51,
        "white": 3.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#15B4BC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#15B4BC",
      "rgb": [
        21,
        180,
        188
      ],
      "hsl": [
        183,
        80,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        89,
        4,
        0,
        26
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3643,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.29,
        "white": 2.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#1D15BC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#1D15BC",
      "rgb": [
        29,
        21,
        188
      ],
      "hsl": [
        243,
        80,
        41
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        85,
        89,
        0,
        26
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      ],
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        "white": 11.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "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",
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      ],
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      },
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          "#1A1A1A",
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        ],
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          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1560BD",
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    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BC7115",
      "name": "#BC7115"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#15B4BC",
      "name": "#15B4BC"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#1D15BC",
      "name": "#1D15BC"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1560BD",
      "name": "Denim",
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      "whiteContrast": 6.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BC7115",
      "name": "#BC7115",
      "blackContrast": 5.51,
      "whiteContrast": 3.81,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
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      "name": "#15B4BC",
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      "whiteContrast": 2.53,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#1D15BC",
      "name": "#1D15BC",
      "blackContrast": 1.89,
      "whiteContrast": 11.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/denim.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/denim.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/denim/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/denim.json"
}
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