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Urban Bold Contrast

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Built for brands that need to dominate visually in competitive environments. Cobalt ink pure is the deepest, most saturated blue possible in the archive — the color of transit authority signage and high-performance technical equipment. Crimson nocturne vivid is vivid red at its most dramatic depth — energy without aggression. Citrine bloom vivid is the electric yellow of safety systems and street art — maximum stop power. Cool gray shadow and cool gray veil provide the structural gray scale that gives the saturated colors room to breathe and assert hierarchy. The palette of urban environments at their most decisive.

High-contrast urban palette: deep ink cobalt, vivid crimson, electric citrine yellow — colors of city signage, street art, and transit systems. Clean gray scale provides the structure. Maximum stop power for brands that need to dominate visually.

UrbanBoldHigh ContrastStreetVivid
Why this set works

High-contrast urban palette: deep ink cobalt, vivid crimson, electric citrine — colors of city signage and street art.

Urban brand identity
Street culture and streetwear
Bold event and festival design
Prompt words
bold contrast color palette urbancity brand color palette vividhigh contrast design color system
Export ready
1. Cobalt Ink Pure #031945
2. Crimson Nocturne Vivid #590D0D
3. Citrine Bloom Vivid #EFEF95
4. Cool Gray Shadow #43474C
5. Cool Gray Veil #FAFAFA
:root {
  --urban-bold-contrast-1: #031945;
  --urban-bold-contrast-2: #590D0D;
  --urban-bold-contrast-3: #EFEF95;
  --urban-bold-contrast-4: #43474C;
  --urban-bold-contrast-5: #FAFAFA;
}
Dark mode pairs
#031945
#D2DFF9
#590D0D
#F1C0C0
#EFEF95
#4F4F12
#43474C
#C1C4C7
#FAFAFA
#1A1A1A
WCAG contrast audit

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

#031945
17.1:1 AAA
1.2:1 Fail
#590D0D
14.1:1 AAA
1.5:1 Fail
#EFEF95
1.2:1 Fail
17.5:1 AAA
#43474C
9.4:1 AAA
2.2:1 Fail
#FAFAFA
1:1 Fail
20.1:1 AAA

Color-on-color pairs:

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1.2:1 Fail
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14.2:1 AAA
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1.8:1 Fail
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16.4:1 AAA
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11.7:1 AAA
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1.5:1 Fail
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13.5:1 AAA
+
7.8:1 AAA
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1.2:1 Fail
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9:1 AAA

Palette

Each swatch links back to its individual archive detail page.

Back to collections
1
Cobalt Ink Pure
#031945
Blue · hsl(220, 92%, 14%)
2
Crimson Nocturne Vivid
#590D0D
Red · hsl(0, 74%, 20%)
3
Citrine Bloom Vivid
#EFEF95
Yellow · hsl(60, 74%, 76%)
4
Cool Gray Shadow
#43474C
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 28%)
5
Cool Gray Veil
#FAFAFA
Blue · hsl(210, 6%, 98%)

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