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Version: 8.3

Accessible colors reference

Level: beginner

Use this reference to select WCAG-compliant colors for widgets, tabs, and Area backgrounds in Freedom UI. The Color parameter in the Freedom UI Designer and Dashboard Designer already shows these colors. This reference also lists predefined colors for progress bars.

Widget colors

These colors apply to the Color parameter of widgets in solid (non-glass) style. The same colors are available across all Style values: "Fully colored," "Partially colored," "Plain white," and "Transparent."

Color name

HEX color code

Recommended colors

Blue

#0058EF

Burnt coral

#BE1B5A

Dark turquoise

#08857E

Steel blue

#1566B9

Vivid purple

#9641A9

Cadmium red

#E00022

Forest green

#0B6A32

Violet

#7848EE

Navy blue

#4F43C2

Dark blue

#0D2E4E
Available colors (not recommended)

Avoid these colors on white backgrounds — they do not meet WCAG contrast requirements.

Orange-red

#FF8800

Orange

#FFAC07

Light green

#A6DE00

Turquoise

#00BFA5

Rusty orange

#F86700

Green

#20A959

Light blue

#009DE3

Celestial blue

#247EE5

Bright red

#FF602E

Dark green

#22AC14

Red

#FF4013

Coral

#F9307F

Purple

#B87CCF

Multi-series color order

For bars (including stacked bars), lines, and stacked areas with multiple series, apply colors in the following order:

Color name

HEX color code

Blue

#0058EF

Burnt coral

#BE1B5A

Dark turquoise

#08857E

Rusty orange

#F86700

Light blue

#009DE3

Purple

#B87CCF

Pipeline, Sales pipeline, Full pipeline, and Doughnut widgets use preset color sequences based on the number of values or stages. These colors are not user-configurable and are already WCAG-compliant.

Glass effect

These colors apply to widgets that use the glassmorphism style. The "80" suffix in each HEX code indicates the 50% opacity used by the glass effect.

Color name

HEX color code

Recommended colors

Blue

#0058EF80

Burnt coral

#BE1B5A80

Dark turquoise

#08857E80

Steel blue

#1566B980

Vivid purple

#9641A980

Cadmium red

#E0002280

Forest green

#0B6A3280

Rusty orange

#F8670080

Green

#20A95980

Light blue

#009DE380

Celestial blue

#247EE580

Bright red

#FF602E80

Dark green

#22AC1480

Red

#FF401380

Coral

#F9307F80

Purple

#B87CCF80

Navy blue

#4F43C280

Dark blue

#0D2E4E80

Violet

#7848EE80
Available colors (not recommended)

Avoid these colors on white backgrounds at 50% opacity because they do not meet WCAG contrast requirements.

Orange-red

#FF880080

Orange

#FFAC0780

Light green

#A6DE0080

Turquoise

#00BFA580

Transparent

Transparent
note

Do not use Dark blue #0D2E4E80 for line and gauge charts in glass style.

Tab and title colors

Configure tab colors in the Appearance block of the Tabs layout element. The block includes Tab panel colors (Body, Tab underline) and Tab title color (Selected, Unselected). Available styles: "Fully colored," "Partially colored," and "Plain white." For standard and small text on tabs, the minimum contrast ratio is 4.5:1. Validate custom combinations with Contrast Checker.

Color name

HEX color code

Recommended colors

Blue

#0058EF

Burnt coral

#BE1B5A

Dark turquoise

#08857E

Steel blue

#1566B9

Vivid purple

#9641A9

Cadmium red

#E00022

Forest green

#0B6A32

Violet

#7848EE

Navy blue

#4F43C2

Dark blue

#0D2E4E
Available colors (not recommended)

Black

#000000

Gray

#757575

Green

#098401

Red

#D2310D

Dark navy

#0C2E4D

Bright red

#FD3F11

Orange

#FD6534

Teal

#009587

Hot pink

#F92F7E

Indigo

#4F43C1

Royal blue

#0057EE

Cerulean

#0090E9

Dark orange

#FD8701

Amber

#FDAB06

Lime

#A5DD01

Emerald

#00C753

Bright green

#21AB13

Turquoise

#00BEA4

Lavender

#B77CCE

Sky blue

#03A8F4

White

#FFFFFF

Light coral

#FDD8CF

Light peach

#FDDFD5

Light apricot

#FDE6CB

Light cream

#FDEDCC

Light lime

#EDF8CB

Light mint

#CBF4DB

Light sage

#D1EDCF

Light aqua

#CBF1EC

Light teal

#CBE9E6

Light pink

#FDD5E4

Light lavender

#F0E4F4

Light violet

#E3D9FC

Light periwinkle

#DBD8F2

Light blue

#CBDDFC

Light sky

#CCEDFC

Light cerulean

#CBE8FA

Progress bar colors

The Progress bar component uses predefined colors that are not user-configurable. Darker colors improve stage readability.

Color name

HEX color code

Recommended colors

Gray

#757575

Blue

#0058EF

Green

#0B8500

Red

#B61303
Available colors (not recommended)

Avoid light colors for progress bars because they reduce stage readability.

Light yellow

#F9D68D

Light turquoise

#D3F1ED

Area background colors

Configure background colors using the Color parameter of the Area layout element. The parameter offers a full RGB range with default presets listed below. The same colors apply to Column and Flex layout elements. If the background is behind text or chart values, prefer white and darker colors.

Color name

HEX color code

Recommended colors

White

#FFFFFF

Steel blue

#1566B9

Cadmium red

#E00022

Dark turquoise

#08857E
Available colors (not recommended)

Avoid these colors for Area backgrounds behind text or chart values because they do not provide sufficient contrast.

Orange

#FFAC07

Orange-red

#FF8800

Light green

#A6DE00

Turquoise

#00BFA5

Black

#000000

Gray

#757575

Blue

#004FD5

Green

#098401

Red

#D2310D

Dark navy

#0C2E4D

Bright red

#FD3F11

Teal

#009587

Hot pink

#F92F7E

Violet

#7848ED

Indigo

#4F43C1

Royal blue

#0057EE

Cerulean

#0090E9

Dark orange

#FD8701

Amber

#FDAB06

Lime

#A5DD01

Emerald

#00C753

Bright green

#21AB13

Lavender

#B77CCE

Sky blue

#03A8F4

Light coral

#FDD8CF

Light peach

#FDDFD5

Light apricot

#FDE6CB

Light cream

#FDEDCC

Light lime

#EDF8CB

Light mint

#CBF4DB

Light sage

#D1EDCF

Light aqua

#CBF1EC

Light teal

#CBE9E6

Light pink

#FDD5E4

Light lavender

#F0E4F4

Light violet

#E3D9FC

Light periwinkle

#DBD8F2

Light blue

#CBDDFC

Light sky

#CCEDFC

Light cerulean

#CBE8FA

See also

Ensure color accessibility in Freedom UI

Set up widgets

Set up a Tabs layout element

Ensure accessibility through WCAG

Contrast Checker