Color
#172fcf
#172fcfrgb(23, 47, 207)hsl(232, 80%, 45%)oklch(0.428 0.239 266.3)Colors that go with #172fcf
Charcoal, Steel Blue and Cornflower 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 #172fcf: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #172fcf's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #172fcf: 6 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #172fcf in 11 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #172fcf: 10 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #172fcf: 8 real palettes, including Cargo's brand system and Readymag's brand system, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #172fcf: 5 real palettes, including 3M's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #172fcf in 4 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #172fcf
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #172fcf as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.96:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.34:1 | 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 #172fcf as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#172fcf 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 #172fcf and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/172fcf-9c9dc4-df864e-231f2d-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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