Manhattan Blue

Name: Manhattan Blue
Brand: Behr

MQ5-9 / Behr

#40435A

A composed dark grey with balanced undertones. Reads as modern and pairs cleanly with both wood and metal.

Spec Sheet

Hex#40435A

RGB64, 67, 90

HSL233°, 17%, 30%

On White 9.68:1 AAA

On Black 2.17:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F0F1F4
Text: #232534
Accent: #40435A
Support: #9D9348
Neutral: #B5ABC4

Rules:
- Use Background for surfaces and canvas
- Use Ink for body text and icons
- Never use Accent as body text — contrast is too low
- Maintain 4.5:1 minimum contrast for normal text

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#F0F1F4 background RGB 240 241 244

#232534 ink RGB 35 37 52

#40435A accent RGB 64 67 90

#9D9348 support RGB 157 147 72

#B5ABC4 neutral RGB 181 171 196

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F0F1F4;
  --palette-ink: #232534;
  --palette-accent: #40435A;
  --palette-support: #9D9348;
  --palette-neutral: #B5ABC4;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F0F1F4",
  "palette-ink": "#232534",
  "palette-accent": "#40435A",
  "palette-support": "#9D9348",
  "palette-neutral": "#B5ABC4"
}

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