Color
#173ea1
#173ea1rgb(23, 62, 161)hsl(223, 75%, 36%)oklch(0.405 0.166 264)Colors that go with #173ea1
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel 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 #173ea1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #173ea1 — 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 #173ea1's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Procter & Gamble's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #173ea1, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #173ea1: 5 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #173ea1 in 9 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #173ea1: 4 real palettes, including Nintendo's brand system and Nissan's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped12 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Fintech Trust put Midnight Blue beside #173ea1, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use #173ea1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #173ea1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.37:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.24:1 | 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 #173ea1 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#173ea1 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 #173ea1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/173ea1-9ca3c4-df704e-211f2d-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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