Color
#053e66
#053e66rgb(5, 62, 102)hsl(205, 91%, 21%)oklch(0.353 0.088 246.4)Colors that go with #053e66
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 #053e66 — 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 #053e66'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 #053e66's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #053e66, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #053e66, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #053e66: 5 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #053e66: 4 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Purina Pro Plan's brand system, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #053e66: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #053e66
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #053e66 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.89:1 | 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 #053e66 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#053e66 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 #053e66 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/053e66-9cafc4-df4e58-1f212d-e9f1f0?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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