#2E4A8CGround cobalt glass — the deep, slightly grey blue of pre-ultramarine skies.
Cobalt-blue glass crushed to powder. It had to be left coarse to stay blue, so smalt passages are gritty — and it fades toward grey, which is why so many Renaissance skies painted in it have gone pale.
Also searched as smalt, historic blue, cobalt, glass blue, deep blue, renaissance blue.
Each palette anchors on Smalt #2E4A8C and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.
Paper, ceramic, airy interiors
light #ebf4fc, support #cccfe2, support #a7b7ca, support #8c92ac, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #000926
The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print
light #d1d6eb, support #a3b1f2, support #5c92c5, support #5754a8, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #071c35
Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work
light #eae1fe, support #c2b2f0, support #758f9a, support #675b72, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #0e191c
Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing
light #f6ebff, support #bfb9d4, counterpoint #bc76c7, support #655883, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #0f0724
Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing
light #ddeeff, support #aec1d4, counterpoint #4090a2, support #52616f, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #05101b
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #d3e0b8, counterpoint #d3ba75, support #9c83a8, support #56674c, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #150826
Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips
light #c4f5f2, counterpoint #9be5aa, support #6e8fb4, support #53665a, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #081118
A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk
light #cff6f4, support #a4c3d7, counterpoint #54927e, support #536769, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #061019
A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk
light #fbe3ff, support #bfb9d5, counterpoint #c86a97, support #705676, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #0f0b29
Brand systems, print, identity
light #edf2f8, support #bac1cc, support #8590ae, support #60616b, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #0b0c14
Interiors, architectural — a warm room, not a grey one
light #e6e0cc, support #cdbda2, support #978b6e, support #706048, anchor #2e4a8c, dark #0e0702