Iridescent
#3a5b52
Iridescent blue-green sheen for standout overlays
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 Cape Verde, and it carries a faint green-gold shimmer instead of Evergreen'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 Enchanting Ivy, it's cooler and more saturated, so it pops beside muted grays instead of blending into a contemplative blue-green. Compared with Evergreen, 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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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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