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Medium Blue Palette

Medium Blue Palette: #0000CD, #CCCC00, #0066CC, #6600CC. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Medium Blue Palette assigns primary #0000CD, secondary #CCCC00, surface #0066CC, background #6600CC, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Yellow, Purple, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #0000CD at 0.0441 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#0000CDMedium Blue
Secondary#CCCC00#CCCC00
Surface#0066CCAnodized Blue
Background#6600CC#6600CC
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-medium-blue-primary: #0000CD;
--palette-medium-blue-secondary: #CCCC00;
--palette-medium-blue-surface: #0066CC;
--palette-medium-blue-background: #6600CC;
--palette-medium-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#0000CD
Black 1.88:1 · White 11.16:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#CCCC00
Black 12.2:1 · White 1.72:1
Best #000000
Surface#0066CC
Black 3.77:1 · White 5.57:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#6600CC
Black 2.44:1 · White 8.62:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Medium 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 Medium Blue Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0441
Black text1.88:1AA Fail
White text11.16:1AA 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": "#0000CD",
    "name": "Medium Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#CCCC00",
    "name": "#CCCC00"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#0066CC",
    "name": "Anodized Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6600CC",
    "name": "#6600CC"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#0000CD",
    "name": "Medium Blue",
    "blackContrast": 1.88,
    "whiteContrast": 11.16,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#CCCC00",
    "name": "#CCCC00",
    "blackContrast": 12.2,
    "whiteContrast": 1.72,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#0066CC",
    "name": "Anodized Blue",
    "blackContrast": 3.77,
    "whiteContrast": 5.57,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6600CC",
    "name": "#6600CC",
    "blackContrast": 2.44,
    "whiteContrast": 8.62,
    "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
[
  "medium blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "purple 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-medium-blue-primary: #0000CD;\n--palette-medium-blue-secondary: #CCCC00;\n--palette-medium-blue-surface: #0066CC;\n--palette-medium-blue-background: #6600CC;\n--palette-medium-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "medium-blue",
  "name": "Medium Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "medium-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Medium Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Medium Blue Palette combines primary #0000CD, secondary #CCCC00, surface #0066CC, background #6600CC, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, yellow palette, purple 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": [
    "medium blue palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light 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": "#0000CD",
      "slug": "medium-blue",
      "name": "Medium Blue",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        205
      ],
      "hsl": [
        240,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        100,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0441,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.88,
        "white": 11.16
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/medium-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCCC00",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CCCC00",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        204,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        100,
        20
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5602,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.2,
        "white": 1.72
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#0066CC",
      "slug": "anodized-blue",
      "name": "Anodized Blue",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        102,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        50,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1386,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.77,
        "white": 5.57
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/anodized-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6600CC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6600CC",
      "rgb": [
        102,
        0,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        50,
        100,
        0,
        20
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0718,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.44,
        "white": 8.62
      },
      "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",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#0000CD",
      "name": "Medium Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCCC00",
      "name": "#CCCC00"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#0066CC",
      "name": "Anodized Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6600CC",
      "name": "#6600CC"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#0000CD",
      "name": "Medium Blue",
      "blackContrast": 1.88,
      "whiteContrast": 11.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCCC00",
      "name": "#CCCC00",
      "blackContrast": 12.2,
      "whiteContrast": 1.72,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#0066CC",
      "name": "Anodized Blue",
      "blackContrast": 3.77,
      "whiteContrast": 5.57,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6600CC",
      "name": "#6600CC",
      "blackContrast": 2.44,
      "whiteContrast": 8.62,
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-medium-blue-primary: #0000CD;\n--palette-medium-blue-secondary: #CCCC00;\n--palette-medium-blue-surface: #0066CC;\n--palette-medium-blue-background: #6600CC;\n--palette-medium-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/medium-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/medium-blue.json"
}
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