Color
#040bd2
#040bd2rgb(4, 11, 210)hsl(238, 96%, 42%)oklch(0.396 0.267 264.5)Colors that go with #040bd2
Charcoal, Crimson and Cobalt 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 #040bd2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #040bd2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #040bd2: 6 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #040bd2: 4 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #040bd2: 6 real palettes, including Activision's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #040bd2: 6 real palettes, including Absolut's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #040bd2, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #040bd2 in 8 real palettes, including Intercom's brand system and Doordash's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #040bd2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #040bd2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.59:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.98:1 | 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 #040bd2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#040bd2 reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #040bd2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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