Core Corporate Slate Color Palette

Palette strategy

A practical design system, not just five HEX codes

The palette has been mapped into practical interface roles so a designer, developer, business owner, or student can understand where each color belongs before starting a project.

Brand hierarchy

Primary, secondary, accent, and support colors establish a repeatable visual identity.

Interface surfaces

Background, surface, text, and border roles help translate the palette into a usable UI.

Conversion actions

Button and CTA recommendations show where stronger colors can guide attention and interaction.

Contrast guidance

WCAG contrast checks identify safer text and background combinations for real projects.

Interactive color explorer

Color names, character, recommended roles, and full shade ranges

Select any color bar to open its shade range. Every generated shade is clickable and copies its HEX code instantly.

Selected color

Deep Blue

Family: blue
Tone: very-dark
Chroma: balanced
Temperature: cool

primaryheadingnavigationbuttonctatext

Design roles

See how each recommended color role works in a real interface

Instead of presenting role labels alone, these examples show how the assigned color can behave as a button, CTA, text, surface, background, border, or brand element.

Primary#0C141D

Use as the main brand anchor for navigation, strong headings, brand marks, and prominent interface areas.

brand#0C141D

Secondary#3D484D

Supports the primary color in secondary buttons, labels, illustrations, cards, and supporting brand elements.

secondary#3D484D

Accent#12191C

Use sparingly for highlights, badges, active states, charts, icons, and visual emphasis.

accent#12191C

Support#8A969D

Useful for borders, soft panels, decorative graphics, secondary backgrounds, and calm visual transitions.

support#8A969D

Background#D2D7DB

Recommended as a broad page or section background where readability and spacious visual hierarchy matter.

background#D2D7DB

Surface#D2D7DB

Best for cards, forms, content panels, menus, and other surfaces that sit above the page background.

surface#D2D7DB

Text#0C141D

Recommended for body copy and headings when used over the lighter palette surfaces shown on this page.

Strong headline using #0C141DReadable supporting text demonstrates how the mapped text color behaves on a surface.

Button#0C141D

A practical interactive color for primary buttons, links, form actions, and navigation controls.

Learn moreSecondary

Call to action#0C141D

Use for high-priority actions such as Buy, Download, Book, Enquire, Start, or Get a Quote.

Get startedSecondary

Border#8A969D

Use for dividers, input borders, subtle outlines, and visual separation without overpowering the layout.

border#8A969D

Palette AI Wallpaper Studio

Generate AI wallpapers from this palette

Turn this color palette into premium wallpapers. Choose style, size, image count, then refine the prompt before opening the AI generator.

Creative style

Wallpaper size

Number of images

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Website preview

See this palette across a complete website concept

This three-section preview demonstrates hierarchy across a hero, about section, service cards, navigation, and calls to action.

Finance

AboutServicesContact

Get started

Designed with Core Corporate Slate

Build trust with a consistent visual system

A realistic hero composition shows how the palette can support brand messaging, imagery, buttons, and content hierarchy.

Explore servicesLearn more

Finance website hero preview using Core Corporate Slate

Finance website about preview using Core Corporate Slate

About the brand

Calm hierarchy, clear communication

Use the softer palette colors for breathing room and supporting surfaces, while stronger colors carry the brand voice and important actions.

01Primary brand02Supporting tone03CTA hierarchy

Services

Reusable components using the same palette

01Brand identity

Consistent surface, text, border, accent, and CTA roles.

02Digital experience

Consistent surface, text, border, accent, and CTA roles.

03Campaign design

Consistent surface, text, border, accent, and CTA roles.

Accessibility

Recommended high-contrast combinations

These pairs are calculated from the palette using WCAG contrast ratios. AA normal text requires at least 4.5:1, while AAA normal text requires 7:1. Always retest the final font size, weight, and state in your actual interface.

AaAccessible text sample

Foreground#0C141D

Background#D2D7DB

Ratio12.78:1

AA normalAAA normal

AaAccessible text sample

Foreground#12191C

Background#D2D7DB

Ratio12.26:1

AA normalAAA normal

AaAccessible text sample

Foreground#3D484D

Background#D2D7DB

Ratio6.49:1

AA normal

AaAccessible text sample

Foreground#0C141D

Background#8A969D

Ratio6.11:1

AA normal

AaAccessible text sample

Foreground#12191C

Background#8A969D

Ratio5.87:1

AA normal

Developer exports

Copy production-ready palette tokens

Use the same palette in CSS, Tailwind, SCSS, JSON, or as one of several ready-made gradients.

:root {
  --palette-primary: #0C141D;
  --palette-secondary: #3D484D;
  --palette-accent: #12191C;
  --palette-support: #8A969D;
  --palette-background: #D2D7DB;
  --palette-surface: #D2D7DB;
  --palette-text: #0C141D;
  --palette-text-muted: #3D484D;
  --palette-button-bg: #0C141D;
  --palette-button-text: #FFFFFF;
  --palette-cta-bg: #0C141D;
  --palette-cta-text: #FFFFFF;
  --palette-border: #8A969D;
}

Ready-to-use wallpapers

Background, mobile, and desktop wallpapers

Download ready-to-use backgrounds created from this color palette for mobile, desktop, and everyday creative projects.

Background wallpapers

Versatile square gradients for social posts, profile surfaces, covers, and everyday creative use.

4 designs

Core Corporate Slate Background Gradient 1 - Core Corporate Slate

Background wallpaper 11:1 square format

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Core Corporate Slate Background Gradient 2 - Core Corporate Slate

Background wallpaper 21:1 square format

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Core Corporate Slate Background Gradient 3 - Core Corporate Slate

Background wallpaper 31:1 square format

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Core Corporate Slate Background Gradient 4 - Core Corporate Slate

Background wallpaper 41:1 square format

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Mobile wallpapers

Portrait gradients designed for modern mobile screens.

4 designs

Core Corporate Slate Mobile Gradient 1 - Core Corporate Slate

Mobile wallpaper 19:16 mobile format

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Core Corporate Slate Mobile Gradient 2 - Core Corporate Slate

Mobile wallpaper 29:16 mobile format

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Core Corporate Slate Mobile Gradient 3 - Core Corporate Slate

Mobile wallpaper 39:16 mobile format

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Core Corporate Slate Mobile Gradient 4 - Core Corporate Slate

Mobile wallpaper 49:16 mobile format

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Desktop wallpapers

Wide landscape gradients designed for desktop and laptop screens.

2 designs

Core Corporate Slate Desktop Gradient 1 - Core Corporate Slate

Desktop wallpaper 116:9 desktop format

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Core Corporate Slate Desktop Gradient 2 - Core Corporate Slate

Desktop wallpaper 216:9 desktop format

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Move from inspiration to a finished design

Edit this palette

Adjust colors and create your own variation.

Open palette generator Generate a gradient

Use these colors as gradient stops in the GEC gradient generator.

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Carry the same palette into an AI wallpaper or creative concept.

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Frequently asked questions

About the Core Corporate Slate palette

What colors are in the Core Corporate Slate palette?

The five HEX colors are #0C141D, #12191C, #3D484D, #8A969D, #D2D7DB. In descriptive terms they read as Deep Blue, Deep Cyan, Dark Cyan, Muted Blue, Soft Blue, giving the palette a spread from deep blue to soft blue.

Which color is the strongest anchor in Core Corporate Slate?

#0C141D is the darkest color in the set and is the strongest candidate for navigation, display headings, framing, or other high-priority hierarchy. The final foreground should be selected from the measured contrast pairs.

Which color should I use for a CTA?

#0C141D is the most saturated color in this palette, so it is a useful CTA candidate for actions such as “Contact advisor”. Use it selectively and verify the button text/background contrast before production.

What is the highest-contrast pair in this palette?

Among the five supplied colors, #0C141D and #D2D7DB produce the strongest measured contrast at approximately 12.8:1. The accessibility section on the page shows which combinations meet AA or AAA thresholds for specific text sizes.

Where does Core Corporate Slate work best in finance design?

It is particularly useful for a investment page, especially when paired with understated architecture. The palette is most effective when the five colors are assigned stable roles instead of being used at equal weight.

Can I export these colors for development and design tools?

Yes. The page exposes the five HEX values plus CSS variables, gradients, Tailwind configuration, SCSS, JSON, editable shade ranges, and links into the GEC Designs palette, gradient, and AI tools.

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Core Corporate Slate Color Palette

Five colors, one visual system

A practical design system, not just five HEX codes