Sail to the Sea

#99c3f0

Softer ocean blue with sea-glass calm

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About Sail to the Sea

This one looks like a calm window blue after the sun has shifted. Sail to the sits in that sweet middle where it's clearly blue, but it doesn't shout, and the undertone stays gently cool instead of turning neon.

Compared to , it holds real saturation, so it doesn't read like a tinted white. Compared to , it's lighter and a touch more airy, so panels feel present without getting heavy. And unlike , it keeps the energy softer, with less punch and more breathing room between layers. I use it for secondary surfaces in product dashboards and health platforms, plus SaaS cards and form backgrounds where you want things to register but not steal attention. It's the one you reach for when "too pale to be helpful" meets "too strong to relax."

Pair with dark charcoal text and it stays steady across screen temperatures; push it alongside warmer blues and you'll notice it leaning slightly more toward ocean, never sterile.

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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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1.84:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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9.63:1AAA

On Black #000000

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11.42:1AAA

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