Color
#042771
#042771rgb(4, 39, 113)hsl(221, 93%, 23%)oklch(0.306 0.133 262.3)Colors that go with #042771
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 #042771: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #042771 — 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 #042771's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #042771, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #042771: 4 real palettes, including Open House and SoFi's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #042771: 4 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Deep Water, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #042771: 16 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #042771 in 5 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #042771
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #042771 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.69:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.53:1 | 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 #042771 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#042771 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 #042771 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/042771-9ca4c4-df6b4e-211f2d-e9eff1?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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