Color
#12089b
#12089brgb(18, 8, 155)hsl(244, 90%, 32%)oklch(0.322 0.208 267.8)Colors that go with #12089b
Steel Blue, Cobalt Blue and Crimson 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #12089b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #12089b: 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Purina Pro Plan's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #12089b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #12089b in 5 real palettes, including Discord's brand system and Nivea's brand system, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #12089b on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #12089b: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #12089b: 3 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
shippedLight Sea Green shows up next to #12089b in 3 real palettes, including Taco Bell's brand system and Confluent's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #12089b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #12089b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.69:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.53:1 | 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 #12089b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#12089b 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 #12089b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/12089b-a39cc4-dfa24e-261f2d-e9edf1?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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