Calm Powder Blue Bazaar
Calm Powder Blue Bazaar: a muted split complementary palette of #3F6658, #2E8580, #9C859B, #DFA099, #9FE1BA. Relaxed, mature and easy to live with; best contrast 4.28:1.
A balanced palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, pink, red, with a moderate lightness range. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 4.28:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ June Ivy#3F6658
A medium, muted teal (June Ivy) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. White text sits comfortably on it.
- ≈ Turkish Jade#2E8580
A medium, moderately saturated teal (Turkish Jade) that brings a coastal freshness. Best for large type, icons and decoration.
- ≈ Hatoba Pigeon#9C859B
A medium, muted purple (Hatoba Pigeon) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Apricotta#DFA099
A light, muted pink (Apricotta) that brings softness and care. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Celadon#9FE1BA
A very light, moderately saturated green (Celadon) that brings growth and calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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- On white6.45:1Good 3/5
- On black13.95:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly91% similarExcellent 5/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Slate | Text | #3F6658 | 48% |
| ≈ Teal | Primary | #2E8580 | 56% |
| ≈ Taupe | Surface | #9C859B | 64% |
| ≈ Blush | Accent | #DFA099 | 76% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Background | #9FE1BA | 85% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #032017 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #9fe1ba;
--color-surface: #9c859b;
--color-primary: #2e8580;
--color-accent: #dfa099;
--color-text: #032017;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #9fe1ba;
--color-surface: #9c859b;
--color-primary: #2e8580;
--color-accent: #dfa099;
--color-ink: #032017;
}
About this palette
Calm Powder Blue Bazaar is palette number 4,394 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a muted palette built on a split complementary scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#9FE1BA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as relaxed, mature and easy to live with. Its colors run from Powder Blue (#9FE1BA) at the light end to Slate (#3F6658) at the dark end, covering 48% to 85% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Slate #3F6658: suggested role text. It is a teal color with 48% lightness and a chroma of 0.05.
2. ≈ Teal #2E8580: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 56% lightness and a chroma of 0.082.
3. ≈ Taupe #9C859B: suggested role surface. It is a magenta color with 64% lightness and a chroma of 0.042.
4. ≈ Blush #DFA099: suggested role accent. It is a red color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
5. ≈ Powder Blue #9FE1BA: suggested role background. It is a green color with 85% lightness and a chroma of 0.086.
Harmony and structure
One hue is paired with the two hues flanking its opposite. You keep most of the energy of a complementary scheme with less tension and more variety.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, magenta, red and green families, spread across 301 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Muted palettes keep chroma between 0.035 and 0.09, and lightness between 48% and 84%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 1 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.067 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands and portfolios, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel relaxed, mature and easy to live with.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Slate (#3F6658) with Powder Blue (#9FE1BA) at a contrast ratio of 4.28:1, which is WCAG AA large. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 1 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#9FE1BA), so this page suggests #032017 for text, a darkened Slate that reaches 11.41:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #2E8580 and #9C859B may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #9FE1BA as the background, #9C859B for cards and surfaces, #2E8580 as the primary brand color, #DFA099 as the accent, and #032017 for text (a computed darker shade of Slate, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Use the lone hue as the dominant brand color and the two flanking hues as secondary and accent colors.
Typical uses for a muted palette include editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Calm Powder Blue Bazaar accessible?
Its best pair reaches 4.28:1 (#3F6658 on #9FE1BA). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Teal (#2E8580) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits editorial websites, lifestyle and home brands, portfolios and calm dashboards, where a relaxed, mature and easy to live with feel works well.