Mermaid Blues to Bermuda Onion color palette

About this palette

Mermaid Blues to Bermuda Onion is a 5-color cool, earthy palette: #004172 (Mermaid Blues), #CFEAC4 (Pastel Mint), #6F4C00 (Ayahuasca Vine), #D09500 (Retro Vibe), #9C649C (Bermuda Onion). It mixes blue, green, brown, yellow, pink tones and feels cool overall. The strongest text pairing is #004172 on #CFEAC4 with a contrast ratio of 8.11:1, and 2 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Mermaid Bluesrgb(0, 65, 114)hsl(206, 100%, 22%)
Pastel Mintrgb(207, 234, 196)hsl(103, 47%, 84%)
Ayahuasca Vinergb(111, 76, 0)hsl(41, 100%, 22%)
Retro Vibergb(208, 149, 0)hsl(43, 100%, 41%)
Bermuda Onionrgb(156, 100, 156)hsl(300, 22%, 50%)

Accessible color pairs

Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.

  • Aa8.11:1 Very good#004172 on #CFEAC4
  • Aa8.11:1 Very good#CFEAC4 on #004172
  • Aa5.99:1 Good#CFEAC4 on #6F4C00
  • Aa5.99:1 Good#6F4C00 on #CFEAC4
  • Aa3.99:1 Poor#004172 on #D09500
  • Aa3.99:1 Poor#D09500 on #004172
  • Aa3.44:1 Poor#CFEAC4 on #9C649C
  • Aa3.44:1 Poor#9C649C on #CFEAC4

Color blindness preview

  • Protanopia
  • Deuteranopia
  • Tritanopia
  • Achromatopsia
  • Dog vision

CSS variables

/* Mermaid Blues to Bermuda Onion — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004172-cfeac4-6f4c00-d09500-9c649c */
:root {
  --mermaid-blues: #004172;
  --pastel-mint: #cfeac4;
  --ayahuasca-vine: #6f4c00;
  --retro-vibe: #d09500;
  --bermuda-onion: #9c649c;
}

Tailwind CSS v4

/* Mermaid Blues to Bermuda Onion — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004172-cfeac4-6f4c00-d09500-9c649c */
@theme {
  --color-mermaid-blues: #004172;
  --color-mermaid-blues-50: #eef6ff;
  --color-mermaid-blues-100: #dcedff;
  --color-mermaid-blues-200: #b9dcff;
  --color-mermaid-blues-300: #94c5f7;
  --color-mermaid-blues-400: #6fa5db;
  --color-mermaid-blues-500: #5189bf;
  --color-mermaid-blues-600: #376da0;
  --color-mermaid-blues-700: #235584;
  --color-mermaid-blues-800: #004172;
  --color-mermaid-blues-900: #0c3254;
  --color-mermaid-blues-950: #041f36;
  --color-pastel-mint: #cfeac4;
  --color-pastel-mint-50: #f4fff0;
  --color-pastel-mint-100: #e9f8e3;
  --color-pastel-mint-200: #cfeac4;
  --color-pastel-mint-300: #bad0b1;
  --color-pastel-mint-400: #97b08e;
  --color-pastel-mint-500: #7a9370;
  --color-pastel-mint-600: #5f7655;
  --color-pastel-mint-700: #485e3f;
  --color-pastel-mint-800: #36492e;
  --color-pastel-mint-900: #283822;
  --color-pastel-mint-950: #182313;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine: #6f4c00;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-50: #fff3e2;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-100: #ffe8c4;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-200: #f0d2a4;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-300: #dcbb86;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-400: #bf9a5f;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-500: #a37e40;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-600: #876325;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-700: #6f4c00;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-800: #573b02;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-900: #442d00;
  --color-ayahuasca-vine-950: #2b1b00;
  --color-retro-vibe: #d09500;
  --color-retro-vibe-50: #fff3e0;
  --color-retro-vibe-100: #ffe8c1;
  --color-retro-vibe-200: #fdd082;
  --color-retro-vibe-300: #ebb75a;
  --color-retro-vibe-400: #d09500;
  --color-retro-vibe-500: #ad7c00;
  --color-retro-vibe-600: #8c6300;
  --color-retro-vibe-700: #704e00;
  --color-retro-vibe-800: #583d00;
  --color-retro-vibe-900: #442e00;
  --color-retro-vibe-950: #2b1c00;
  --color-bermuda-onion: #9c649c;
  --color-bermuda-onion-50: #ffecfe;
  --color-bermuda-onion-100: #ffd9fe;
  --color-bermuda-onion-200: #efbfee;
  --color-bermuda-onion-300: #d9a4d9;
  --color-bermuda-onion-400: #ba81ba;
  --color-bermuda-onion-500: #9c649c;
  --color-bermuda-onion-600: #814d81;
  --color-bermuda-onion-700: #693a6a;
  --color-bermuda-onion-800: #542c55;
  --color-bermuda-onion-900: #432043;
  --color-bermuda-onion-950: #2c132c;
}

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