Color
#042d8b
#042d8brgb(4, 45, 139)hsl(222, 94%, 28%)oklch(0.346 0.161 262.9)Colors that go with #042d8b
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 #042d8b: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #042d8b — 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 #042d8b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Procter & Gamble's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #042d8b, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #042d8b: 11 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Hasbro's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #042d8b 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 #042d8b in 8 real palettes, including Discord's brand system and Nivea's brand system, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #042d8b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #042d8b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #042d8b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.98:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.75:1 | 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 #042d8b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#042d8b 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 #042d8b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/042d8b-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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