Color
#164a98
#164a98rgb(22, 74, 152)hsl(216, 75%, 34%)oklch(0.423 0.139 259)Colors that go with #164a98
Charcoal, Crimson 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 #164a98: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #164a98 — 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 #164a98's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #164a98 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Tesco's brand system put Blue beside #164a98, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #164a98: 4 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #164a98: 7 real palettes, including MLB's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped19 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #164a98, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use #164a98
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #164a98 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.51:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.47:1 | 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 #164a98 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#164a98 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 #164a98 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/164a98-9ca7c4-df5f4e-201f2d-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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