Sail to the Sea
#99c3f0
Softer ocean blue with sea-glass calm
About Sail to the Sea
This one looks like a calm window blue after the sun has shifted. Sail to the Sea 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 Clear Sky, it holds real saturation, so it doesn't read like a tinted white. Compared to Double Denim, it's lighter and a touch more airy, so panels feel present without getting heavy. And unlike Electric Eel, 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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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