Shipyard
#4f6f85
Muted steel-blue for shipyard panels, not misty slate
About Shipyard
Shipyard looks like fresh steel painted after a long rain, cool but not icy, with a muted blue-gray that stays calm on the page. Compared to Harbour Blue, it has a heavier, more settled softness, less of that punchy saturation. And next to Crashing Waves, you lose the crisp, sharper authority and get something a touch smoother and more composed.
I like it for dashboards and navigation chrome where you need persistent UI states that feel reliable, not urgent. It works well in port operations and logistics software for table headers, filter chips, and status pills, and it also plays nicely in healthcare reporting for non-primary controls and secondary actions. In media, it's a good fit for livestream overlays and broadcast lower-thirds where text needs a steady backdrop without stealing focus.
Pair it with warmer neutrals if you want it to stay friendly. If you try to push it like Harbour Blue or Crashing Waves on a dense screen, it can start to feel a little too measured, so give it the same discipline as a restrained blue-gray.
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On White #ffffff
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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