Nocturnal Expedition to Calm Waters color palette
About this palette
Nocturnal Expedition to Calm Waters is a 5-color cool, monochromatic, gradient palette: #004B5D (Nocturnal Expedition), #007B9A (Pacific Pleasure), #00B7D3 (Aquarius), #44D2FC (Thor’s Thunder), #DFF9FF (Calm Waters). It mixes blue, turquoise, white tones and feels cool overall. The strongest text pairing is #004B5D on #DFF9FF with a contrast ratio of 8.84:1, and 2 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.
Color codes
| Color | HEX | RGB | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturnal Expedition | rgb(0, 75, 93) | hsl(192, 100%, 18%) | |
| Pacific Pleasure | rgb(0, 123, 154) | hsl(192, 100%, 30%) | |
| Aquarius | rgb(0, 183, 211) | hsl(188, 100%, 41%) | |
| Thor’s Thunder | rgb(68, 210, 252) | hsl(194, 97%, 63%) | |
| Calm Waters | rgb(223, 249, 255) | hsl(191, 100%, 94%) |
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.
- Aa8.84:1 #004B5D on #DFF9FF
- Aa8.84:1 #DFF9FF on #004B5D
- Aa5.48:1 #004B5D on #44D2FC
- Aa5.48:1 #44D2FC on #004B5D
- Aa4.45:1 #007B9A on #DFF9FF
- Aa4.45:1 #DFF9FF on #007B9A
- Aa4.03:1 #004B5D on #00B7D3
- Aa4.03:1 #00B7D3 on #004B5D
Color blindness preview
- Protanopia
- Deuteranopia
- Tritanopia
- Achromatopsia
- Dog vision
CSS variables
/* Nocturnal Expedition to Calm Waters — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004b5d-007b9a-00b7d3-44d2fc-dff9ff */
:root {
--nocturnal-expedition: #004b5d;
--pacific-pleasure: #007b9a;
--aquarius: #00b7d3;
--thor-s-thunder: #44d2fc;
--calm-waters: #dff9ff;
}
Tailwind CSS v4
/* Nocturnal Expedition to Calm Waters — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/004b5d-007b9a-00b7d3-44d2fc-dff9ff */
@theme {
--color-nocturnal-expedition: #004b5d;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-50: #e7f9ff;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-100: #cef2ff;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-200: #b3e0f0;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-300: #96cbdc;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-400: #71acbf;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-500: #5390a4;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-600: #397588;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-700: #255e6f;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-800: #004b5d;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-900: #0c3946;
--color-nocturnal-expedition-950: #04242d;
--color-pacific-pleasure: #007b9a;
--color-pacific-pleasure-50: #e8f8ff;
--color-pacific-pleasure-100: #d1f2ff;
--color-pacific-pleasure-200: #a2e4fd;
--color-pacific-pleasure-300: #82cfec;
--color-pacific-pleasure-400: #57b1d0;
--color-pacific-pleasure-500: #3396b6;
--color-pacific-pleasure-600: #007b9a;
--color-pacific-pleasure-700: #00627b;
--color-pacific-pleasure-800: #004c61;
--color-pacific-pleasure-900: #003b4b;
--color-pacific-pleasure-950: #002530;
--color-aquarius: #00b7d3;
--color-aquarius-50: #e6faff;
--color-aquarius-100: #cbf5ff;
--color-aquarius-200: #8de9fe;
--color-aquarius-300: #65d5ec;
--color-aquarius-400: #00b7d3;
--color-aquarius-500: #0098b0;
--color-aquarius-600: #007b8e;
--color-aquarius-700: #006171;
--color-aquarius-800: #004c59;
--color-aquarius-900: #003a45;
--color-aquarius-950: #00242b;
--color-thor-s-thunder: #44d2fc;
--color-thor-s-thunder-50: #e6f8ff;
--color-thor-s-thunder-100: #cdf1ff;
--color-thor-s-thunder-200: #96e4ff;
--color-thor-s-thunder-300: #44d2fc;
--color-thor-s-thunder-400: #1bb1d9;
--color-thor-s-thunder-500: #0094b6;
--color-thor-s-thunder-600: #007794;
--color-thor-s-thunder-700: #005f76;
--color-thor-s-thunder-800: #004a5d;
--color-thor-s-thunder-900: #003948;
--color-thor-s-thunder-950: #00242e;
--color-calm-waters: #dff9ff;
--color-calm-waters-50: #dff9ff;
--color-calm-waters-100: #ddedf1;
--color-calm-waters-200: #c8dadf;
--color-calm-waters-300: #afc5ca;
--color-calm-waters-400: #8ea6ab;
--color-calm-waters-500: #738b90;
--color-calm-waters-600: #5a7075;
--color-calm-waters-700: #45595e;
--color-calm-waters-800: #34464a;
--color-calm-waters-900: #273639;
--color-calm-waters-950: #162124;
}
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