Byte Blue

Name: Byte Blue
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6494 / Sherwin-Williams

#C5DCE0

A calming, muted blue tone providing a reliable foundation for layered colour stories.

Spec Sheet

Hex#C5DCE0

RGB197, 220, 224

HSL189°, 30%, 83%

On White 1.43:1 Fail

On Black 14.69:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E3E7E8
Text: #1F2B2D
Accent: #C5DCE0
Support: #A45D51
Neutral: #A3B0C8

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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#E3E7E8 background RGB 227 231 232

#1F2B2D ink RGB 31 43 45

#C5DCE0 accent RGB 197 220 224

#A45D51 support RGB 164 93 81

#A3B0C8 neutral RGB 163 176 200

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E3E7E8;
  --palette-ink: #1F2B2D;
  --palette-accent: #C5DCE0;
  --palette-support: #A45D51;
  --palette-neutral: #A3B0C8;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E3E7E8",
  "palette-ink": "#1F2B2D",
  "palette-accent": "#C5DCE0",
  "palette-support": "#A45D51",
  "palette-neutral": "#A3B0C8"
}

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