Color
#173c69
#173c69rgb(23, 60, 105)hsl(213, 64%, 25%)oklch(0.355 0.089 255.1)Colors that go with #173c69
Crimson, Teal 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #173c69 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #173c69's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #173c69, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #173c69, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #173c69: 5 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #173c69: 4 real palettes, including Lamborghini's brand system and Vimeo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #173c69: 15 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #173c69: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #173c69
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #173c69 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 11.13:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.89:1 | 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 #173c69 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#173c69 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 #173c69 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/173c69-9ca9c4-df584e-1f202d-e9f0f1?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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