Color
#160056
#160056rgb(22, 0, 86)hsl(255, 100%, 17%)oklch(0.221 0.134 279.3)Colors that go with #160056
Charcoal, Sea Green 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 #160056: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #160056 — 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 #160056'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 Penpot's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #160056, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #160056: 6 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Arctic, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #160056: 9 real palettes, including Glacier and Air France's brand system, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #160056 in 5 real palettes, including Nintendo's brand system and Formula 1's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #160056: 6 real palettes, including Deep Water and Kraken's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #160056
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #160056 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 17.97:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.17:1 | 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 #160056 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#160056 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 #160056 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/160056-ab9cc4-dfbd4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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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