Cerulean color palettes #2A52BE

Clear sky blue with a cobalt edge — cooler and cleaner than ultramarine.

Where Cerulean comes from

Cerulean oxide blue was the nineteenth-century answer to a stable sky color. It stays greener than ultramarine and never quite goes navy, which is why it reads as air rather than as cloth.

Also searched as cerulean, sky blue, cerulean blue, clear blue.

11 palettes built on Cerulean

Each palette anchors on Cerulean #2A52BE and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Cerulean Haze

Paper, ceramic, airy interiors

light #ebf4fc, support #c9d1ef, support #9eb6d8, support #7e8fbb, anchor #2a52be, dark #01093c

Analogous

Cerulean and Bluish Purple Anemone

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #c5d8e9, support #63b5f3, support #6561c0, anchor #2a52be, support #204c6c, dark #111144

Cerulean and Clear Weather

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #ccebf5, support #66bbdd, support #736993, anchor #2a52be, support #2b526a, dark #111133

Contrast

Cerulean and Bakelite Gold

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d2d8b5, counterpoint #d7995d, support #736993, anchor #2a52be, support #633d38, dark #120627

Cerulean and Tacha

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #ccddbb, counterpoint #d2b960, support #736993, anchor #2a52be, support #424f3b, dark #150727

Cerulean and Ragweed

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #c4f5f2, counterpoint #7be892, support #597695, anchor #2a52be, support #3d4c46, dark #061018

Cerulean and Rosy Cheeks

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #ffebfe, support #aca7cb, counterpoint #dc506e, anchor #2a52be, support #593c50, dark #100b28

Quiet Support

Cerulean Gallery

Brand systems, print, identity

light #ebf4fc, support #aeb2c0, support #687189, anchor #2a52be, support #424753, dark #0d1017

Cerulean Quiet Room

Interiors, architectural — a warm room, not a grey one

light #e4dcc9, support #c0ac92, support #796e54, anchor #2a52be, support #55422b, dark #0e0702

Shifted

Cerulean and Free Speech Magenta

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #f5e7ff, counterpoint #dc5ddb, support #6f63a0, anchor #2a52be, support #4c3f5d, dark #130928

Cerulean and Corrosion Green

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #c2f3f0, counterpoint #4da48b, support #59728e, anchor #2a52be, support #404f50, dark #05111c

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