Color
#162c74
#162c74rgb(22, 44, 116)hsl(226, 68%, 27%)oklch(0.326 0.127 266.3)Colors that go with #162c74
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 #162c74: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #162c74'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 Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #162c74, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #162c74: 4 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #162c74 in 7 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 #162c74: 4 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Lamborghini's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #162c74: 17 real palettes, including Panasonic's brand system and Bank of America's brand system, as the accent.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
shippedLight Sea Green shows up next to #162c74 in 4 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Ford's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #162c74
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #162c74 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.75:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.65:1 | 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 #162c74 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#162c74 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 #162c74 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/162c74-9ca1c4-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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