Color
#04287c
#04287crgb(4, 40, 124)hsl(222, 94%, 25%)oklch(0.32 0.147 262.9)Colors that go with #04287c
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 #04287c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #04287c — 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 #04287c'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 Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #04287c, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #04287c: 4 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #04287c: 15 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 #04287c in 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #04287c in 10 real palettes, including Discord's brand system and Confluent's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #04287c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #04287c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.6:1 | 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 #04287c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#04287c 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 #04287c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/04287c-9ca3c4-df6e4e-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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