Color
#171b59
#171b59rgb(23, 27, 89)hsl(236, 59%, 22%)oklch(0.265 0.109 273.4)Colors that go with #171b59
Charcoal, Dark Olive Green 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 #171b59: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
split-complementshippedDark Olive Green is a split-complement of #171b59: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #171b59 — 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 #171b59'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 #171b59 in 7 real palettes, including Southwest Airlines's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Penpot's brand system put Blue beside #171b59, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #171b59: 8 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #171b59: 12 real palettes, including Blue Mono and MLB's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #171b59
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #171b59 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 15.7:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.34:1 | 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 #171b59 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#171b59 reads as cool, dark, luxury. 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 #171b59 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/171b59-9e9cc4-df8f4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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