Color
#164dbb
#164dbbrgb(22, 77, 187)hsl(220, 79%, 41%)oklch(0.458 0.183 262.1)Colors that go with #164dbb
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 #164dbb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #164dbb — 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 #164dbb's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #164dbb in 7 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Zillow's brand system and Tesco's brand system put Blue beside #164dbb, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #164dbb: 9 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #164dbb: 5 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Kraken's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #164dbb: 10 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #164dbb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #164dbb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.46:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.81:1 | 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 #164dbb as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#164dbb 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 #164dbb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/164dbb-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-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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