Summer of ’82

#74cdd8

Sunlit, balanced cyan for airy, secondary sections

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About Summer of ’82

On my screen, Summer of '82 reads like sunlit water caught earlier in the day, not a soft float like and not that misty, green-leaning slip of . It's a lighter cyan with a clearer blue identity than , so it doesn't blur into air or drift toward gray.

I usually use it when I want the surface to feel friendly and open without losing "blue-ness." It's great for onboarding and scheduling surfaces in travel and hospitality apps, plus order tracking and logistics status panels where you need a secondary tint that holds up next to denser blues. It also works well on dashboards and finance workflows when you want the header area to look summer-bright but not pushy.

Quick pairing note: keep your surrounding neutrals a touch warmer or your text slightly deeper, otherwise it can feel too airy next to very cool whites.

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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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1.83:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.68:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.67:1AAA

On Black #000000

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11.47:1AAA

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