Color
#12276e
#12276ergb(18, 39, 110)hsl(226, 72%, 25%)oklch(0.308 0.126 266.2)Colors that go with #12276e
Charcoal, Steel Blue and 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 #12276e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #12276e's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #12276e, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #12276e: 5 real palettes, including Open House and SoFi's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #12276e in 6 real palettes, including Nintendo's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #12276e: 4 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Deep Water, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #12276e: 16 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the accent.
Light Pink #ffb6c1
shippedLight Pink shows up next to #12276e in 4 real palettes, including Railway's brand system and Sorbet, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #12276e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #12276e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.63:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.54:1 | 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 #12276e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#12276e 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 #12276e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/12276e-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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