Color
#120dab
#120dabrgb(18, 13, 171)hsl(242, 86%, 36%)oklch(0.347 0.224 267.1)Colors that go with #120dab
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 #120dab: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #120dab — 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 #120dab's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #120dab: 4 real palettes, including Peacock's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #120dab: 5 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #120dab: 4 real palettes, including Absolut's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #120dab, as that palette's text colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #120dab in 6 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Intercom's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #120dab
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #120dab as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.56:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.67:1 | 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 #120dab as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#120dab 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 #120dab and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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