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Maya Blue Palette

Maya Blue Palette: #73C2FB, #FBAC74, #74FBF0, #7480FB. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Maya Blue Palette assigns primary #73C2FB, secondary #FBAC74, surface #74FBF0, background #7480FB, accent #000000. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #74FBF0 at 0.79; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Blue palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#73C2FBMaya Blue
Secondary#FBAC74#FBAC74
Surface#74FBF0#74FBF0
Background#7480FB#7480FB
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-maya-blue-primary: #73C2FB;
--palette-maya-blue-secondary: #FBAC74;
--palette-maya-blue-surface: #74FBF0;
--palette-maya-blue-background: #7480FB;
--palette-maya-blue-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#73C2FB
Black 10.84:1 · White 1.94:1
Best #000000
Secondary#FBAC74
Black 11.26:1 · White 1.87:1
Best #000000
Surface#74FBF0
Black 16.8:1 · White 1.25:1
Best #000000
Background#7480FB
Black 6.22:1 · White 3.37:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Maya 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 Maya Blue Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4919
Black text10.84:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA 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": "#73C2FB",
    "name": "Maya Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FBAC74",
    "name": "#FBAC74"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#74FBF0",
    "name": "#74FBF0"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7480FB",
    "name": "#7480FB"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#73C2FB",
    "name": "Maya Blue",
    "blackContrast": 10.84,
    "whiteContrast": 1.94,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FBAC74",
    "name": "#FBAC74",
    "blackContrast": 11.26,
    "whiteContrast": 1.87,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#74FBF0",
    "name": "#74FBF0",
    "blackContrast": 16.8,
    "whiteContrast": 1.25,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#7480FB",
    "name": "#7480FB",
    "blackContrast": 6.22,
    "whiteContrast": 3.37,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "maya blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark 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-maya-blue-primary: #73C2FB;\n--palette-maya-blue-secondary: #FBAC74;\n--palette-maya-blue-surface: #74FBF0;\n--palette-maya-blue-background: #7480FB;\n--palette-maya-blue-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "maya-blue",
  "name": "Maya Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "maya-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Maya Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Maya Blue Palette combines primary #73C2FB, secondary #FBAC74, surface #74FBF0, background #7480FB, accent #000000. 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": [
    "maya blue palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#73C2FB",
      "slug": "maya-blue",
      "name": "Maya Blue",
      "rgb": [
        115,
        194,
        251
      ],
      "hsl": [
        205,
        94,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        54,
        23,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4919,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.84,
        "white": 1.94
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/maya-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FBAC74",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FBAC74",
      "rgb": [
        251,
        172,
        116
      ],
      "hsl": [
        25,
        94,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        31,
        54,
        2
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5128,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.26,
        "white": 1.87
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#74FBF0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#74FBF0",
      "rgb": [
        116,
        251,
        240
      ],
      "hsl": [
        175,
        94,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        54,
        0,
        4,
        2
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.79,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.8,
        "white": 1.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7480FB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7480FB",
      "rgb": [
        116,
        128,
        251
      ],
      "hsl": [
        235,
        94,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        54,
        49,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2612,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.22,
        "white": 3.37
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "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": {
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        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#73C2FB",
      "name": "Maya Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FBAC74",
      "name": "#FBAC74"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#74FBF0",
      "name": "#74FBF0"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7480FB",
      "name": "#7480FB"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#73C2FB",
      "name": "Maya Blue",
      "blackContrast": 10.84,
      "whiteContrast": 1.94,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FBAC74",
      "name": "#FBAC74",
      "blackContrast": 11.26,
      "whiteContrast": 1.87,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#74FBF0",
      "name": "#74FBF0",
      "blackContrast": 16.8,
      "whiteContrast": 1.25,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#7480FB",
      "name": "#7480FB",
      "blackContrast": 6.22,
      "whiteContrast": 3.37,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-maya-blue-primary: #73C2FB;\n--palette-maya-blue-secondary: #FBAC74;\n--palette-maya-blue-surface: #74FBF0;\n--palette-maya-blue-background: #7480FB;\n--palette-maya-blue-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/maya-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maya-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/maya-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/maya-blue.json"
}
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