Color
#052248
#052248rgb(5, 34, 72)hsl(214, 87%, 15%)oklch(0.256 0.079 256.7)Colors that go with #052248
Charcoal, Crimson and Sienna 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 #052248: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #052248 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #052248 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
analogousshippedSlate Blue is #052248's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #052248'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 #052248 in 14 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Blueprint, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped21 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #052248, as the accent.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #052248 in 8 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and Yahoo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #052248
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #052248 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 15.8:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.33:1 | 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 #052248 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#052248 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 #052248 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/052248-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-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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