Color
#16629c
#16629crgb(22, 98, 156)hsl(206, 75%, 35%)oklch(0.482 0.117 247.3)Colors that go with #16629c
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal 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 #16629c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #16629c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #16629c'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 #16629c in 7 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #16629c: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #16629c: 4 real palettes, including AT&T's brand system and Wendy's's brand system, as the accent.
Light Coral #f08080
shippedDesigners have shipped Light Coral with #16629c: 4 real palettes, including Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system and Cobalt Pop, as the supporting colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #16629c in 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Khan Academy's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #16629c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #16629c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.44:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.26:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #16629c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#16629c 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 #16629c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/16629c-9caec4-df4e56-1f212d-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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