Bay View

#6a819e

Cooler, slightly grayed bay blue for calm panels

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About Bay View

Bay View is the shade that sits lower and cooler than , but it doesn't have that clinical edge that brings. It's grounded without feeling heavy, the kind of blue that reads substantial on a page without demanding anything from you. There's restraint here, but not distance.

You'll land this in healthcare dashboards, product interfaces, and dense data layouts where you need a color that feels both serious and approachable. It works as a primary accent, navigation element, or card background, anywhere you need something that holds weight without the coldness of cooler teals. Against white it sits calm and present. Against darker grays it stays legible and settled.

The trade: it's darker than 's depth but warmer, so it won't anchor quite as hard on very light backgrounds. Test it early if you're building something that needs to feel trustworthy but not austere. It's the one I reach for when the lighter blues feel too airy and the darker ones feel too final.

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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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4.00:1FailAA Large

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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3.67:1FailAA Large

On Gray 900 #18181b

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4.43:1FailAA Large

On Black #000000

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5.25:1AAAAA Large

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