Blue Mono
Open in tool →One blue at four lightnesses — monochromatic in the colour-theory sense; the deep step is the text, the pale step the surface tint.
Color
#08254f
#08254f
hex
#08254frgb
rgb(8, 37, 79)hsl
hsl(215, 82%, 17%)oklch
oklch(0.271 0.085 258.3)Closest name: Dark Soul (#112255)Relative luminance 0.0194
Colors that go with #08254f
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 #08254f: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #08254f — 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 #08254f 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 #08254f'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 #08254f'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 #08254f in 6 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Blueprint, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped17 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #08254f, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Graphite Mono put Blush Pink beside #08254f, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #08254f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #08254f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 15.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.39:1 | 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 #08254f as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#08254f reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #08254f
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #08254f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/08254f-9ca8c4-df5d4e-201f2d-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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