Color
#170ca6
#170ca6rgb(23, 12, 166)hsl(244, 87%, 35%)oklch(0.342 0.217 268.6)Colors that go with #170ca6
Crimson, Charcoal and Cobalt 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #170ca6 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #170ca6: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #170ca6: 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Purina Pro Plan's brand system, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #170ca6: 4 real palettes, including Peacock's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #170ca6: 4 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #170ca6: 4 real palettes, including Absolut's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #170ca6 in 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Intercom's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #170ca6 in 8 real palettes, including Nivea's brand system and Discord's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #170ca6
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #170ca6 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 12.81:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.64:1 | 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 #170ca6 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#170ca6 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 #170ca6 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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