Color
#162dfe
#162dfergb(22, 45, 254)hsl(234, 99%, 54%)oklch(0.48 0.292 265.7)Colors that go with #162dfe
Charcoal, Crimson 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #162dfe: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #162dfe — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #162dfe in 6 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedCornflower Blue is paired with #162dfe in 5 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Spotify's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #162dfe in 7 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #162dfe in 5 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Spotify's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #162dfe in 7 real palettes, including Penpot's brand system and Monzo's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #162dfe in 7 real palettes, including Glossier's brand system and Monzo's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #162dfe
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #162dfe as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.39:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.84:1 | 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 #162dfe as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#162dfe 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 #162dfe and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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