Color
#170b38
#170b38rgb(23, 11, 56)hsl(256, 67%, 13%)oklch(0.201 0.082 289)Colors that go with #170b38
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sea Green 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 #170b38: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #170b38's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #170b38: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
split-complementshippedSienna is a split-complement of #170b38: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #170b38 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #170b38 in 18 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped18 real palettes, including Penpot's brand system and League of Legends's brand system put Blue beside #170b38, as the supporting colour.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #170b38 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Yahoo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #170b38
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #170b38 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 18.4:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.14:1 | 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 #170b38 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#170b38 reads as cool, vivid, dark. 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 #170b38 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/170b38-ab9cc4-dfbf4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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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