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Ocean Blue Palette

Ocean Blue Palette: #0077BE, #BD4500, #00BDA4, #0019BD. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Ocean Blue Palette assigns primary #0077BE, secondary #BD4500, surface #00BDA4, background #0019BD, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #0019BD at 0.0437 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#0077BEOcean Blue
Secondary#BD4500#BD4500
Surface#00BDA4#00BDA4
Background#0019BD#0019BD
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-ocean-blue-primary: #0077BE;
--palette-ocean-blue-secondary: #BD4500;
--palette-ocean-blue-surface: #00BDA4;
--palette-ocean-blue-background: #0019BD;
--palette-ocean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#0077BE
Black 4.38:1 · White 4.79:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#BD4500
Black 4.02:1 · White 5.23:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#00BDA4
Black 8.82:1 · White 2.38:1
Best #000000
Background#0019BD
Black 1.87:1 · White 11.21:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Ocean 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 Ocean Blue Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1691
Black text4.38:1AA Fail
White text4.79:1AA 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": "#0077BE",
    "name": "Ocean Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BD4500",
    "name": "#BD4500"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#00BDA4",
    "name": "#00BDA4"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#0019BD",
    "name": "#0019BD"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#0077BE",
    "name": "Ocean Blue",
    "blackContrast": 4.38,
    "whiteContrast": 4.79,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BD4500",
    "name": "#BD4500",
    "blackContrast": 4.02,
    "whiteContrast": 5.23,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#00BDA4",
    "name": "#00BDA4",
    "blackContrast": 8.82,
    "whiteContrast": 2.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#0019BD",
    "name": "#0019BD",
    "blackContrast": 1.87,
    "whiteContrast": 11.21,
    "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
[
  "ocean blue 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-ocean-blue-primary: #0077BE;\n--palette-ocean-blue-secondary: #BD4500;\n--palette-ocean-blue-surface: #00BDA4;\n--palette-ocean-blue-background: #0019BD;\n--palette-ocean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "ocean-blue",
  "name": "Ocean Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "ocean-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Ocean Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Ocean Blue Palette combines primary #0077BE, secondary #BD4500, surface #00BDA4, background #0019BD, 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.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "ocean blue palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan 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": "#0077BE",
      "slug": "ocean-blue",
      "name": "Ocean Blue",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        119,
        190
      ],
      "hsl": [
        202,
        100,
        37
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        37,
        0,
        25
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1691,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.38,
        "white": 4.79
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ocean-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BD4500",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BD4500",
      "rgb": [
        189,
        69,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        22,
        100,
        37
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        63,
        100,
        26
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1508,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.02,
        "white": 5.23
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#00BDA4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#00BDA4",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        189,
        164
      ],
      "hsl": [
        172,
        100,
        37
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        13,
        26
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3908,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.82,
        "white": 2.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#0019BD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#0019BD",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        25,
        189
      ],
      "hsl": [
        232,
        100,
        37
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        87,
        0,
        26
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0437,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.87,
        "white": 11.21
      },
      "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": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#0077BE",
      "name": "Ocean Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BD4500",
      "name": "#BD4500"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#00BDA4",
      "name": "#00BDA4"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#0019BD",
      "name": "#0019BD"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#0077BE",
      "name": "Ocean Blue",
      "blackContrast": 4.38,
      "whiteContrast": 4.79,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BD4500",
      "name": "#BD4500",
      "blackContrast": 4.02,
      "whiteContrast": 5.23,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#00BDA4",
      "name": "#00BDA4",
      "blackContrast": 8.82,
      "whiteContrast": 2.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#0019BD",
      "name": "#0019BD",
      "blackContrast": 1.87,
      "whiteContrast": 11.21,
      "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-ocean-blue-primary: #0077BE;\n--palette-ocean-blue-secondary: #BD4500;\n--palette-ocean-blue-surface: #00BDA4;\n--palette-ocean-blue-background: #0019BD;\n--palette-ocean-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/ocean-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ocean-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/ocean-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/ocean-blue.json"
}
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