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Smalt Palette

Smalt Palette: #003399, #996600, #007F99, #190099. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Smalt Palette assigns primary #003399, secondary #996600, surface #007F99, background #190099, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #190099 at 0.0251 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#003399Smalt
Secondary#996600#996600
Surface#007F99#007F99
Background#190099#190099
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-smalt-primary: #003399;
--palette-smalt-secondary: #996600;
--palette-smalt-surface: #007F99;
--palette-smalt-background: #190099;
--palette-smalt-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#003399
Black 1.93:1 · White 10.86:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#996600
Black 4.26:1 · White 4.93:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#007F99
Black 4.5:1 · White 4.67:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#190099
Black 1.5:1 · White 13.98:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Smalt 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 Smalt Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0467
Black text1.93:1AA Fail
White text10.86:1AA 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": "#003399",
    "name": "Smalt"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#996600",
    "name": "#996600"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#007F99",
    "name": "#007F99"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#190099",
    "name": "#190099"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#003399",
    "name": "Smalt",
    "blackContrast": 1.93,
    "whiteContrast": 10.86,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#996600",
    "name": "#996600",
    "blackContrast": 4.26,
    "whiteContrast": 4.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#007F99",
    "name": "#007F99",
    "blackContrast": 4.5,
    "whiteContrast": 4.67,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#190099",
    "name": "#190099",
    "blackContrast": 1.5,
    "whiteContrast": 13.98,
    "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
[
  "smalt palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "balanced 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-smalt-primary: #003399;\n--palette-smalt-secondary: #996600;\n--palette-smalt-surface: #007F99;\n--palette-smalt-background: #190099;\n--palette-smalt-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "smalt",
  "name": "Smalt Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "smalt",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Smalt, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Smalt Palette combines primary #003399, secondary #996600, surface #007F99, background #190099, 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": [
    "smalt palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "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": "#003399",
      "slug": "smalt",
      "name": "Smalt",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        51,
        153
      ],
      "hsl": [
        220,
        100,
        30
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        67,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0467,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.93,
        "white": 10.86
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/smalt/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#996600",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#996600",
      "rgb": [
        153,
        102,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        40,
        100,
        30
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        33,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1628,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.26,
        "white": 4.93
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#007F99",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#007F99",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        127,
        153
      ],
      "hsl": [
        190,
        100,
        30
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        17,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1748,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.5,
        "white": 4.67
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#190099",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#190099",
      "rgb": [
        25,
        0,
        153
      ],
      "hsl": [
        250,
        100,
        30
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        84,
        100,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0251,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.5,
        "white": 13.98
      },
      "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"
        ]
      },
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    }
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#003399",
      "name": "Smalt"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#996600",
      "name": "#996600"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#007F99",
      "name": "#007F99"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#190099",
      "name": "#190099"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#003399",
      "name": "Smalt",
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      "whiteContrast": 10.86,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#996600",
      "name": "#996600",
      "blackContrast": 4.26,
      "whiteContrast": 4.93,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#007F99",
      "name": "#007F99",
      "blackContrast": 4.5,
      "whiteContrast": 4.67,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#190099",
      "name": "#190099",
      "blackContrast": 1.5,
      "whiteContrast": 13.98,
      "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-smalt-primary: #003399;\n--palette-smalt-secondary: #996600;\n--palette-smalt-surface: #007F99;\n--palette-smalt-background: #190099;\n--palette-smalt-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/smalt.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smalt.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/smalt/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/smalt.json"
}
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