Color
#173497
#173497rgb(23, 52, 151)hsl(226, 74%, 34%)oklch(0.376 0.165 265.7)Colors that go with #173497
Charcoal, Steel Blue and 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 #173497: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #173497's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Procter & Gamble's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #173497, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #173497 in 11 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Pepsi's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #173497: 13 real palettes, including Warbyparker's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #173497: 4 real palettes, including Nintendo's brand system and 3M's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #173497 in 5 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #173497 in 11 real palettes, including Nivea's brand system and Nokia's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #173497
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #173497 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.64:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.97:1 | 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 #173497 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#173497 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 #173497 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/173497-9ca1c4-df774e-221f2d-e9eff1?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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