Blister Pearl
#aaffee
Blue with pearl glow, for airy UI accents
About Blister Pearl
This is the color you reach for when you need something that reads as cool and fresh but doesn't feel sterile. It's pale enough to work as a neutral in the right context, but there's enough cyan underneath that it catches light and feels intentional. Not washed out. Not a whisper.
You'll see it doing real work in health tech interfaces, product dashboards where you want calm without boring, and packaging where a single ink needs to feel premium without trying too hard. It pairs well with deeper teals or sitting alone against warm grays. In motion design and UI, it's got the right amount of personality, reads as approachable but not juvenile.
One thing: it can flatten on screens with poor color grading, especially on older LCDs. Test it early if you're building something where the palette is doing the heavy lifting.
Code snippets
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Contrast checker
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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