Color
#042252
#042252rgb(4, 34, 82)hsl(217, 91%, 17%)oklch(0.265 0.095 259.5)Colors that go with #042252
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 #042252: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #042252 — 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 #042252's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #042252 in 9 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped15 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #042252, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Graphite Mono and Rain Garden put Blush Pink beside #042252, as the accent.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #042252 in 4 real palettes, including Coastal and Chalkboard, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #042252: 10 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #042252
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #042252 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 15.49:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.36:1 | 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 #042252 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#042252 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 #042252 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/042252-9ca7c4-df624e-201f2d-e9f0f1?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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