Iridescent

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Iridescent blue-green sheen for standout overlays

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About Iridescent

On my monitor, Iridescent reads like a blue that refuses to sit still. It's saturated enough to feel decisive, but not as deep as , and it carries a faint green-gold shimmer instead of 's straightforward softness.

I use it when the UI needs to look "finished" without going teal and loud. It's great for dashboards and finance apps where you want a slick blue tone for status pills, focus rings, and chart accents. Compared with , it's cooler and more saturated, so it pops beside muted grays instead of blending into a contemplative blue-green. Compared with , it's deeper and more assertive, so it doesn't lose edge in busy layouts.

Pair it with off-white or cool light neutrals. If you drop it next to very warm greens, that subtle iridescent cast can pull slightly toward teal, so sanity-check it on the exact panels you ship.

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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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7.50:1AAA

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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6.88:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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2.36:1Fail

On Black #000000

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2.80:1Fail

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