Soft Powder Blue Atlas
Soft Powder Blue Atlas: a pastel analogous palette of #CDFEF7, #A5F6FA, #A5E3F4, #95D4F4, #A1C4E0. Airy, calm and refreshing; best contrast 1.66:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on teal, blue, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.66:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Crushed Ice#CDFEF7
A very light, muted teal (Crushed Ice) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Eternal Winter#A5F6FA
A very light, muted teal (Eternal Winter) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Blizzard Blue#A5E3F4
A very light, muted teal (Blizzard Blue) that brings a cool, trustworthy tone. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Fail Whale#95D4F4
A light, muted blue (Fail Whale) that brings quiet confidence. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Sky High#A1C4E0
A light, muted blue (Sky High) that brings open, airy calm. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white1.82:1Poor 1/5
- On black19.11:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly97% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Ivory | Background | #CDFEF7 | 96% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Primary | #A5F6FA | 92% |
| ≈ Powder Blue | Surface | #A5E3F4 | 88% |
| ≈ Sky | Accent | #95D4F4 | 84% |
| ≈ Silver | Text | #A1C4E0 | 80% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #071D2C for text.
:root {
--color-background: #cdfef7;
--color-surface: #a5e3f4;
--color-primary: #a5f6fa;
--color-accent: #95d4f4;
--color-text: #071d2c;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #cdfef7;
--color-surface: #a5e3f4;
--color-primary: #a5f6fa;
--color-accent: #95d4f4;
--color-ink: #071d2c;
}
About this palette
Soft Powder Blue Atlas is palette number 7,624 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a pastel palette built on a analogous scheme, and it is anchored by Powder Blue (#A5F6FA), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as airy, calm and refreshing. Its colors run from Ivory (#CDFEF7) at the light end to Silver (#A1C4E0) at the dark end, covering 80% to 96% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Ivory #CDFEF7: suggested role background. It is a teal color with 96% lightness and a chroma of 0.051.
2. ≈ Powder Blue #A5F6FA: suggested role primary. It is a teal color with 92% lightness and a chroma of 0.079.
3. ≈ Powder Blue #A5E3F4: suggested role surface. It is a cyan color with 88% lightness and a chroma of 0.067.
4. ≈ Sky #95D4F4: suggested role accent. It is a cyan color with 84% lightness and a chroma of 0.078.
5. ≈ Silver #A1C4E0: suggested role text. It is a blue color with 80% lightness and a chroma of 0.055.
Harmony and structure
The hues sit side by side on the color wheel, spanning roughly 60 degrees. Analogous palettes feel natural and flowing, like a sunset or a stretch of coastline.
In this palette the hues fall in the teal, cyan and blue families, spread across 57 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Pastel palettes keep chroma between 0.03 and 0.08, and lightness between 80% and 96%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is cool: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 4 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.066 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits baby and children's brands, wedding stationery and spring campaigns, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel airy, calm and refreshing.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Ivory (#CDFEF7) with Silver (#A1C4E0) at a contrast ratio of 1.66:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#CDFEF7), so this page suggests #071D2C for text, a darkened Silver that reaches 15.65:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #CDFEF7 and #A5F6FA, #A5E3F4 and #95D4F4 and #95D4F4 and #A1C4E0 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #CDFEF7 and #A5F6FA, #A5F6FA and #A5E3F4 and #A5E3F4 and #95D4F4 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #A5F6FA and #A5E3F4, #A5E3F4 and #95D4F4 and #95D4F4 and #A1C4E0 may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #CDFEF7 as the background, #A5E3F4 for cards and surfaces, #A5F6FA as the primary brand color, #95D4F4 as the accent, and #071D2C for text (a computed darker shade of Silver, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Let one hue lead and let the others support it. Keep one color noticeably lighter or darker than the rest so the layout has a clear focal point.
Typical uses for a pastel palette include baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites. 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 Soft Powder Blue Atlas accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.66:1 (#CDFEF7 on #A1C4E0). 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?
Powder Blue (#A5F6FA) 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 baby and children's brands, wedding stationery, spring campaigns and wellness and beauty websites, where a airy, calm and refreshing feel works well.