Blue and teal color palettes

Blue and teal are neighbors on the color wheel (about 55° apart), an analogous pairing. Analogous schemes feel harmonious and natural because the hues share undertones; the trade-off is low hue contrast, so separate them by lightness when they sit next to each other.

In practice, blue recedes and reads as trustworthy, so it suits large surfaces and primary actions, while teal is calm and technical, and holds contrast across a wide lightness range. The palettes below combine both families, strongest matches first; open any of them to see its contrast matrix and copy the hex codes, CSS variables or Tailwind config.

Hue contrast is not text contrast: two colors can look completely different and still fail WCAG as text and background. Every palette page shows which pairs pass, and the contrast checker suggests the nearest passing shade.