Megaman

#3cbcfc

Clean medium-cyan for tech panels with crisp contrast

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About Megaman

Megaman reminds me of a crisp, noon-bright streak of sky blue on a glossy glass surface, where the highlights stay clean instead of turning cyan. It's bluer and calmer than 's punchy, almost neon-demanding look, but also more grounded than 's airy lift. The undertone sits cool and straight, with a bit more depth than , so it feels like a confident blue rather than a prismatic one.

I reach for the one you reach for when you need clarity with control: product hero accents, primary links, and hover states in dashboards and finance apps, plus data-heavy admin screens in SaaS where the UI can't feel too sugary. It also shows up nicely in design tool palettes for chart series, since it holds its identity next to neutrals without doing that "look how loud I am" thing.

Pair it with light grays and it stays sharp, but don't put it beside very bright sky tones like or the contrast can flatten into the same family.

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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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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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8.26:1AAA

On Black #000000

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9.79:1AAA

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