Blue Moon
#3992a8
Moonlit medium teal-blue for calmer UI grids
About Blue Moon
Blue Moon sits in that awkward middle ground between the cooler teals and the warmer ocean blues, and that's exactly what makes it useful. It's less saturated than Baltic, so it doesn't demand the room the way brighter teals do. But it's also warmer and more restful than Blue Ocean, which means it won't read as clinical on interfaces where you need something that feels approachable alongside data.
Reach for it in healthcare dashboards, fintech platforms, and SaaS products where you're building primary buttons, active states, and section headers. It's got enough presence to guide attention without the edge that can make a color feel aggressive or overly engineered. The warmth keeps it grounded, paired with white space or mid-tone backgrounds, it doesn't fight the layout the way cooler blues sometimes do.
One thing to know: it'll shift slightly warmer on older or warmer displays, which actually works in your favor. It prevents that moment where a blue starts feeling too sterile or detached. Pair it with dark charcoal type and test early against your actual backgrounds.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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