Cobalt

#030aa7

Deep cobalt blue with crisp purple punch

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About Cobalt

Cobalt is what happens when you push deeper without letting purple take over. It's darker than , more saturated than , and it actually has temperature to it, there's a warmth in the undertone that keeps it from feeling clinical or trapped the way Screen of Death does. It doesn't suffocate.

You reach for it in dark mode dashboards, finance platforms, and infrastructure tools where you need a that reads as authoritative but not hostile. Medical software, SaaS products, complex visualizations. It holds its weight against blacks and cool grays without that eye-strain glare the lighter siblings throw. Unlike Screen of Death's refusal to bend, this one actually breathes a little.

Pair it with blacks and it lands sharp. Against cool neutrals it tightens without disappearing. Warm accents will still flatten against it, so don't expect that color harmony, this isn't built for compromise.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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13.08:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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12.00:1AAA

On Gray 900 #18181b

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1.35:1Fail

On Black #000000

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1.61:1Fail

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