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Dark Mode UI Surfaces

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Dark mode surface palette designed around the layered elevation system used by iOS, Android Material, and premium web applications. Near-black base, progressively lighter gray surfaces for elevation, with a restrained accent blue and high-legibility text tones. Built around the principle that true black backgrounds amplify saturation — all surfaces use dark gray to keep foreground colors perceptually controlled. Suitable for design system dark mode token definitions.

Layered dark mode surface palette following iOS and Material Design elevation principles. Near-black to dark-gray range for surface hierarchy, with cobalt accent. Useful for design token documentation and dark UI component design.

Dark ModeUI DesignDesign SystemsNight Mode
Why this set works

A systematic dark mode surface palette — near-black, dark gray, elevated surface, and accent tones for building complete dark UI color systems.

Dark mode design systems
UI component design
Night mode interfaces
Prompt words
dark mode UI surface color systemdark theme design system palettenight mode app interface colors
Export ready
1. Indigo Nocturne Vivid #0D1A59
2. Indigo Shadow Soft #2F3760
3. Indigo Mist Soft #DDE0EE
4. Cool Gray Core #737A82
5. Cobalt Bloom Soft #ADBBD7
:root {
  --dark-mode-ui-surfaces-1: #0D1A59;
  --dark-mode-ui-surfaces-2: #2F3760;
  --dark-mode-ui-surfaces-3: #DDE0EE;
  --dark-mode-ui-surfaces-4: #737A82;
  --dark-mode-ui-surfaces-5: #ADBBD7;
}
Dark mode pairs
#0D1A59
#C0C8F1
#2F3760
#B3B9D5
#DDE0EE
#121521
#737A82
#B7BABE
#ADBBD7
#222C3E
WCAG contrast audit

WCAG contrast ratios for all palette color pairs against white and black text.

#0D1A59
16:1 AAA
1.3:1 Fail
#2F3760
11.4:1 AAA
1.8:1 Fail
#DDE0EE
1.3:1 Fail
16:1 AAA
#737A82
4.3:1 AA Large
4.8:1 AA
#ADBBD7
1.9:1 Fail
10.9:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.4:1 Fail
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12.2:1 AAA
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3.7:1 AA Large
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8.3:1 AAA
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8.7:1 AAA
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2.6:1 Fail
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5.9:1 AA
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3.3:1 AA Large
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1.5:1 Fail
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2.2:1 Fail

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

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1
Indigo Nocturne Vivid
#0D1A59
Blue · hsl(230, 74%, 20%)
2
Indigo Shadow Soft
#2F3760
Blue · hsl(230, 34%, 28%)
3
Indigo Mist Soft
#DDE0EE
Blue · hsl(230, 34%, 90%)
4
Cool Gray Core
#737A82
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 48%)
5
Cobalt Bloom Soft
#ADBBD7
Blue · hsl(220, 34%, 76%)

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LayerWhat you have hereWhat Pro adds
ScopeOne curated palette of 5 colors.The same palettes, with no daily export cap anywhere on the site.
OutputHEX, CSS and Tailwind to copy any time. The ZIP and dark-mode tokens count toward the site's free exports: 3 a day, 10 when signed in.No daily limit on any export: this ZIP (CSS, Tailwind, JSON, SCSS), the dark-mode tokens, and Figma tokens and Procreate swatches in the palette builder.
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