Calypso

#3d7188

Midweight teal-blue for calm, content-dense panels

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About Calypso

Calypso sits between the deeper tech blues and the softer, more reserved ones, it's warmer and grayer than , which means it doesn't demand perfect conditions to land. You get presence without that clinical edge. It's also more saturated than , so it won't disappear the moment you pair it with anything mid-tone. The result is something that feels solid without feeling cold.

Reach for it in product interfaces, data dashboards, and healthcare apps where you need a blue that reads trustworthy but lived-in. Secondary actions, button states, chart fills, persistent UI elements that need to stay legible without fighting for attention. It plays well with both light and medium backgrounds, sits cleanly next to gray without washing out, and pairs naturally with white type. The slight gray undertone keeps it from reading corporate-sterile the way purer blues can.

One thing: it's darker than , so it'll anchor harder on lighter surfaces. That's useful if you're building hierarchy and want something that feels grounded. But it also means it needs slightly less breathing room on busy layouts, it'll hold its own without the coddling.

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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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5.36:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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4.92:1AAAAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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3.30:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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3.92:1FailAA Large

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