Color
#164e8d
#164e8drgb(22, 78, 141)hsl(212, 73%, 32%)oklch(0.424 0.119 254.5)Colors that go with #164e8d
Charcoal, Crimson and Sienna 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 #164e8d: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #164e8d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #164e8d 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 #164e8d, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #164e8d: 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 First Snow and Fintech Trust put Midnight Blue beside #164e8d, as that palette's text colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #164e8d in 7 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tide's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #164e8d: 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Glacier, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #164e8d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #164e8d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.37:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.51:1 | 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 #164e8d as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#164e8d 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 #164e8d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/164e8d-9caac4-df564e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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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