PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue

Palette Exploration

How to use PANTONE Color of the Year 2020

We have created five unique color palettes featuring PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue to help you bring this year's special shade into your designs.  Each color palette conveys a different mood illustrating the versatility of Classic Blue and is supported by three suggested color combinations.

  • Ponder

  • Color Harmonies

    Surrounded by a palette of cool blues and an array of warm and soothing shades, thoughtful and meditative PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue helps induce a gently calming effect and feelings of peaceful tranquility to the human spirit.


  • Snorkel

  • Color Harmonies

    Evocative of a bliss filled tropical paradise, the enchanting color story in Snorkel transports us to an idyllic destination. The addition of a classic black and white creates a dramatic contrast with the depth and strength of PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, providing the anchoring foundation.


  • Desert Twilight

  • Color Harmonies

    Suggestive of the early evening sky, the boundless PANTONE Classic Blue 19-4052 creates an elegant backdrop for a glittery grouping of sophisticated shades painted across the sky adding illuminating sparkle to a Desert Twilight.


  • Exotic Tastes

  • Color Harmonies

    An intriguing and adventurous potpourri of tastes and colors reflective of natural seasonings, condiments and blue foods. Blue foods such as PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue are rich in anthocyanins, and with their relationship to wellness and self-care, help to build a solid foundation, acting as a form of protection for good health.


  • Untraditional

  • Color Harmonies

    Nothing says untraditional better than an unusual and unexpected palette of colors. Standing at the helm is PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a foundational shade that sets the stage for unique combinations, fun color mixes as well as some other more outrageous and surprisingly shimmery fashion statements.

Get the Classic Blue Palettes

Easily access these Color of the Year 2020 palettes and all of the Pantone Matching System™ (PMS) and Fashion, Home + Interiors (FHI) color libraries digitally in the Pantone Extension for Adobe Creative Cloud.

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