Slate Blue

Name: Slate Blue
Brand: Benjamin Moore

1648 / Benjamin Moore

#9BB1BB

This tempered blue carries steely depth, evoking the distance between sky and sea.

Spec Sheet

Hex#9BB1BB

RGB155, 177, 187

HSL199°, 19%, 67%

On White 2.23:1 Fail

On Black 9.4:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EAEEF1
Text: #1A2023
Accent: #9BB1BB
Support: #BC7452
Neutral: #A4A9C1

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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#EAEEF1 background RGB 234 238 241

#1A2023 ink RGB 26 32 35

#9BB1BB accent RGB 155 177 187

#BC7452 support RGB 188 116 82

#A4A9C1 neutral RGB 164 169 193

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EAEEF1;
  --palette-ink: #1A2023;
  --palette-accent: #9BB1BB;
  --palette-support: #BC7452;
  --palette-neutral: #A4A9C1;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EAEEF1",
  "palette-ink": "#1A2023",
  "palette-accent": "#9BB1BB",
  "palette-support": "#BC7452",
  "palette-neutral": "#A4A9C1"
}

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