Color
#12306e
#12306ergb(18, 48, 110)hsl(220, 72%, 25%)oklch(0.328 0.114 262.5)Colors that go with #12306e
Steel Blue, Blue and Cadet 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #12306e's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #12306e, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #12306e: 5 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #12306e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #12306e: 4 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #12306e in 8 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Nintendo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #12306e: 5 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Lamborghini's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #12306e: 18 real palettes, including Panasonic's brand system and Hasbro's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #12306e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #12306e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.55:1 | 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 #12306e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#12306e 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 #12306e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/12306e-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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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