Mont Blanc
#9eb6d8
Cool misty periwinkle, airy counterpoint to lavender
About Mont Blanc
It's the kind of soft purple-blue I notice on a frosted glass label in winter, not as airy as Blue Lips and not as in-between as Over the Moon. Mont Blanc lands a step deeper, with a muted lavender cast and a calmer saturation that feels controlled, not washed.
Compared to Birdie Num Num, it reads less warm and less "arguing blue", so you get a steadier mood on UI surfaces. I use it for wellness onboarding panels, skincare packaging folds, and supporting elements in dashboards and finance apps where you need separation without pulling attention. In charts, it plays nicely with cooler grays and soft off-whites, staying legible as a category tint instead of drifting toward near-neutral.
Pair it with slightly creamier whites and it brightens up; pair it with icy blues and it can start to feel a bit flat, like the highlights got muted.
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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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