Color
#160aa4
#160aa4rgb(22, 10, 164)hsl(245, 89%, 34%)oklch(0.338 0.216 268.4)Colors that go with #160aa4
Crimson, Steel Blue and Cobalt 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #160aa4 — 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 #160aa4'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 #160aa4: 5 real palettes, including Pepsi's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #160aa4: 4 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #160aa4 in 5 real palettes, including Nivea's brand system and Discord's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #160aa4 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 #160aa4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #160aa4 in 3 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Intercom's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #160aa4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #160aa4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 13.01:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.61:1 | 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 #160aa4 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#160aa4 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 #160aa4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/160aa4-a49cc4-dfa54e-261f2d-e9ecf1?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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