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Blue and silver color palettes: hex codes for winter and corporate
Four blue and silver palettes with hex codes, from classic blue (#1F4E9C) and silver (#C0C0C0) to winter frost, corporate and wedding sets. Navy text passes on silver, with ratios listed and copy and PNG export.
Classic blue and silver
- #1F4E9CBlue
- #C0C0C0Silver
- #FFFFFFWhite
- #0D2C5ANavy
- #8A99ADSteel
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Classic blue and silver
Body text in navy on white, with blue as the accent.
ButtonReadable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Navy on White 13.77:1; Blue on White 7.99:1; Navy on Silver 7.56:1; Navy on Steel 4.74:1
Winter frost
- #A9C7E8Ice blue
- #D9DEE4Frost silver
- #5B7FA6Winter blue
- #F4F7FASnow
- #2E4A6BNight
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Winter frost
Body text in night on snow, with winter blue as the accent.
ButtonReadable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Night on Snow 8.46:1; Night on Frost silver 6.72:1; Night on Ice blue 5.20:1
Corporate
- #003A70Corporate blue
- #B8BEC6Brushed silver
- #F2F4F7Paper
- #4F6D8FSlate
- #1B1F24Ink
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Corporate
Body text in ink on paper, with corporate blue as the accent.
ButtonReadable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Ink on Paper 15.02:1; Corporate blue on Paper 10.36:1; Ink on Brushed silver 8.84:1; Corporate blue on Brushed silver 6.09:1
Wedding
- #7B9ACCDusty blue
- #CFD4DASilver
- #F8F6F2Ivory
- #B4C4D9Powder
- #3C4F6ENavy
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Wedding
Body text in navy on ivory, with dusty blue as the accent.
ButtonReadable text pairs (WCAG AA, 4.5:1 or more): Navy on Ivory 7.67:1; Navy on Silver 5.55:1; Navy on Powder 4.66:1
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- Blue
- Silver
- White
- Navy
- Steel
- Ice blue
- Frost silver
- Winter blue
- Snow
- Night
- Corporate blue
- Brushed silver
- Paper
- Slate
- Ink
- Dusty blue
- Silver
- Ivory
- Powder
- Navy
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Blue and silver is a cool, calm pairing. Blue brings trust and depth; silver provides a light, metallic neutral. Together they read as winter, technology or a formal event, depending on which blue you pick.
The four palettes
- Classic blue and silver combines blue (#1F4E9C), silver (#C0C0C0), white, navy (#0D2C5A) and steel (#8A99AD).
- Winter frost is airy: ice blue (#A9C7E8), frost silver (#D9DEE4), winter blue (#5B7FA6), snow and night (#2E4A6B).
- Corporate uses corporate blue (#003A70), brushed silver (#B8BEC6), paper, slate and a near-black ink (#1B1F24). It suits annual reports.
- Wedding is softer: dusty blue (#7B9ACC), silver (#CFD4DA), ivory, powder and navy (#3C4F6E).
Readable combinations
Classic: navy on white is 13.77:1, blue on white 7.99:1, navy on silver 7.56:1 and navy on steel 4.74:1. In winter frost, night on snow reaches 8.46:1, night on frost silver 6.72:1 and night on ice blue 5.20:1. Corporate offers ink on paper at 15.02:1, corporate blue on paper 10.36:1, ink on brushed silver 8.84:1 and corporate blue on brushed silver 6.09:1. The wedding set has navy on ivory at 7.67:1, on silver 5.55:1 and on powder 4.66:1.
All four palettes work the same way: a dark blue carries the words, and silver and light blue are the backgrounds. Nothing here shows silver as text, since it is simply too light for that role. If you want a metallic feel on screen, see the silver palettes, which explain how to build the shine.
Choosing a blue
The mood changes with the blue. Navy (#0D2C5A) and corporate blue feel serious and suit finance, law or a school crest. Ice blue and winter blue feel seasonal and work for holiday cards or a ski-resort page. Dusty blue is the wedding choice, because it flatters ivory and does not fight with flowers. Silver stays the same through all of them: it is the quiet partner that frames the blue without competing with it.
Worked example
A finance team needs slides for its quarterly review. Take the corporate palette. Use paper (#F2F4F7) as the slide background, ink for body text (15.02:1) and corporate blue (#003A70) for slide titles (10.36:1). Chart bars can use slate and brushed silver, since neither is carrying text. Put a brushed-silver band across the footer for the date and page number in ink (8.84:1). Because the dark-to-light structure is so strong, the deck still reads well if someone prints it in grayscale. Press Copy CSS if the deck is also going onto an internal web page.
Related pages
Browse navy blue and yellow for a high-energy variant, royal blue, and the blue gradient page for smooth blends. The gray palettes hold neutral scales to go with them.