Color
#040953
#040953rgb(4, 9, 83)hsl(236, 91%, 17%)oklch(0.216 0.127 266.7)Colors that go with #040953
Charcoal, Crimson and Steel 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #040953: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #040953 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #040953's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Penpot's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #040953, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #040953: 5 real palettes, including Arctic and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #040953: 7 real palettes, including Glacier and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #040953: 6 real palettes, including Deep Water and Blueprint, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #040953: 13 real palettes, including Paramount+'s brand system and Bank of America's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #040953
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #040953 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 17.96:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.17:1 | 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 #040953 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#040953 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 #040953 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/040953-9e9cc4-df8f4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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