Every swatch belongs to the same family, Blueprint Dark included, so trust, stability, calm run through the palette with nothing to argue against them. Blueprint Dark to Paper Wash spans 88 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Saturation averages 84 percent with Paper Wash at the top, which is loud enough that the palette will fight anything else on the page.
Blueprint Dark a deep navy or midnight blue, trust deepened into authority and gravity.
Blueprint Blue an electric or cobalt blue: trust with real conviction, confident rather than passive.
Grid Line an electric or cobalt blue: trust with real conviction, confident rather than passive.
Pale Grid an electric or cobalt blue: trust with real conviction, confident rather than passive.
Paper Wash a pale sky blue, calm without weight, open, breathable, unguarded.
Technical drawings on blue with white lines showing plans and schematics
Explore the full Blueprint style guideIts decade on the timeline · 1840s