Color
#08295e
#08295ergb(8, 41, 94)hsl(217, 84%, 20%)oklch(0.294 0.102 259.9)Colors that go with #08295e
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 #08295e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #08295e — 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 #08295e'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 #08295e 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 #08295e in 6 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped11 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #08295e, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #08295e: 8 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #08295e: 9 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Purina Pro Plan's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #08295e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #08295e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.1:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.49:1 | 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 #08295e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#08295e 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 #08295e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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