Color
#02556f
#02556frgb(2, 85, 111)hsl(194, 96%, 22%)oklch(0.42 0.081 227.4)Colors that go with #02556f
Crimson, Royal Blue and Cadet Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #02556f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #02556f's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedCadet Blue is paired with #02556f in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Dusk, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #02556f in 9 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #02556f in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Open House, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #02556f in 4 real palettes, including Mint Modern and Console Light, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #02556f in 8 real palettes, including First Snow and Microsoft's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #02556f: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #02556f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #02556f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.3:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.53:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #02556f as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#02556f reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #02556f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/02556f-9cb6c4-df4e72-1f242d-e9f1ef?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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