Royal Blue: a royal blue website color palette
Royal blue is saturated and confident, the most action-like of the blues. Give it the buttons and links on a crisp white page, and let a warm yellow highlight sparingly.
#F6F8FD
Background
#FFFFFF
Surface
#0D1430
Text
#2341C8
Accent
#F2B705
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Royal Blue palette set as a real page: #0D1430 text on #F6F8FD, every action in #2341C8.
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Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
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Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
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Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#0D1430 on #F6F8FD17.0:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#0D1430 on #FFFFFF18.1:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#2341C8 on #F6F8FD7.4:1AAA
- AaHighlight on the page#F2B705 on #F6F8FD · large text1.7:1Below AA
- AaPage color on an accent button#F6F8FD on #2341C8 · large text7.4:1AAA
AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA needs 7:1. Check any pair in the contrast checker.
Copy the palette
:root {
--color-background: #F6F8FD;
--color-surface: #FFFFFF;
--color-text: #0D1430;
--color-accent: #2341C8;
--color-highlight: #F2B705;
}Every color and what it is for
| Role | HEX | RGB | HSL | Use it for | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaBackground | #F6F8FD | rgb(246, 248, 253) | hsl(223, 64%, 98%) | The page itself, behind everything. Text on it reads best in black. | About 60% |
| AaSurface | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | hsl(0, 0%, 100%) | Cards, panels, the header and form fields, set apart from the page. Text on it reads best in black. | About 20 to 30% |
| AaText | #0D1430 | rgb(13, 20, 48) | hsl(228, 57%, 12%) | Headings and body copy: every word meant to be read. Text on it reads best in white. | All reading text |
| AaAccent | #2341C8 | rgb(35, 65, 200) | hsl(229, 70%, 46%) | Buttons, links and active states only, so the next action is always obvious. Text on it reads best in white. | About 10% |
| AaHighlight | #F2B705 | rgb(242, 183, 5) | hsl(45, 96%, 48%) | Small moments: badges, success states, a key number or tag. Text on it reads best in black. | A few percent |
The accent, from 50 to 900
Five colors cover the page; a real site also needs lighter and darker steps of the accent for hover states, tinted backgrounds, borders and focus rings. These are mixed from #2341C8 toward white and black, with 500 as the accent itself.
- 50
#F4F6FC - 100
#DEE3F7 - 200
#B2BDEC - 300
#8697E1 - 400
#536BD4 - 500
#2341C8 - 600
#1E37AA - 700
#182C88 - 800
#122164 - 900
#0C1644
@theme {
--color-accent-50: #F4F6FC;
--color-accent-100: #DEE3F7;
--color-accent-200: #B2BDEC;
--color-accent-300: #8697E1;
--color-accent-400: #536BD4;
--color-accent-500: #2341C8;
--color-accent-600: #1E37AA;
--color-accent-700: #182C88;
--color-accent-800: #122164;
--color-accent-900: #0C1644;
}More website color palettes
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a royal blue website?
Royal blue is saturated and confident, the most action-like of the blues. Give it the buttons and links on a crisp white page, and let a warm yellow highlight sparingly. The Royal Blue palette uses #F6F8FD for the page, #0D1430 for text, #2341C8 for actions and #F2B705 as a highlight.
Is the Royal Blue palette accessible?
Body text scores 17.0:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.
What are the hex codes for the Royal Blue palette?
Background #F6F8FD, Surface #FFFFFF, Text #0D1430, Accent #2341C8, Highlight #F2B705. Every color is listed on this page in HEX, RGB and HSL, with CSS and Tailwind variables to copy.
How should I use these colors on a royal blue website?
Use #F6F8FD for about 60% of the page, #FFFFFF for cards and panels, #0D1430 for all reading text, and keep #2341C8 for buttons and links only, about 10% of the page, so actions stand out. Save #F2B705 for small details such as badges and success states.
Can an AI website builder pick a color palette for me?
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