Color
#0b38cb
#0b38cbrgb(11, 56, 203)hsl(226, 90%, 42%)oklch(0.434 0.228 264.4)Colors that go with #0b38cb
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 #0b38cb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #0b38cb — 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 #0b38cb'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 #0b38cb in 5 real palettes, including Binance's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #0b38cb: 8 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Qualcomm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #0b38cb: 9 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #0b38cb: 5 real palettes, including 3M's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #0b38cb in 7 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #0b38cb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #0b38cb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.6:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.44:1 | 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 #0b38cb as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#0b38cb reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #0b38cb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/0b38cb-9ca1c4-df774e-221f2d-e9eff1?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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