Color
#043153
#043153rgb(4, 49, 83)hsl(206, 91%, 17%)oklch(0.305 0.076 247.3)Colors that go with #043153
Crimson, Royal Blue and Teal 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #043153 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #043153's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #043153's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #043153 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #043153 in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wikipedia's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #043153 in 15 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shippedBlush Pink is paired with #043153 in 5 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Graphite Mono, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #043153: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #043153
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #043153 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.38:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.57:1 | 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 #043153 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#043153 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 #043153 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/043153-9caec4-df4e56-1f212d-e9f1f1?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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