Salty Ice
#cce2f3
Cool, watery pale blue for airy UI backdrops
About Salty Ice
Salty Ice looks like the kind of pale blue you'd catch on a chilled glass before the condensation fully clears. It's airy, but it doesn't fade into pure background the way Cloudless can. Compared with Hint of Blue, it feels a bit more deliberate and slightly more "blue-forward," not just a whisper of tint.
In my UI, Salty Ice shows up best in dashboards and finance apps where you want soft coolness without the flatter, more categorical feel of Broad Daylight. Think medical scheduling screens, account onboarding steps, and calm settings pages that need a secondary surface for cards, panels, and table banding. The saturation stays restrained, so text stays in control.
Pair it with deeper navy strokes or slate borders so it keeps its temperature and doesn't drift toward a colder, misty read. If you need the safest "nearly white" option, this isn't it. It's the one you reach for when you want light blue that still feels like blue.
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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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