# #183d72

A color — cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#183d72`
- RGB: rgb(24, 61, 114)
- HSL: hsl(215, 65%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.364 0.101 257.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0475
- Nearest named color: Aegean Blue (#1b416f, Δ 1.462) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/aegean-blue
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/183d72

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #1e4d8f, #255dad, #2b6dca, #4280d7, #6396de, #81aae4, #9ebeea, #bcd2f1, #d9e6f7, #f7f9fd
- Shades (toward black): #163969, #14325d, #122d54, #10294c, #0e2443, #0c1e37, #0a192e, #081426, #050e19, #040911

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #724c18
- Analogous: #186a72, #201872
- Triadic: #72183d, #3d7218
- Split-complementary: #722018, #6a7218
- Tetradic: #72186a, #724c18, #187220

## Colors that go with #183d72

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: triadic] — Crimson completes a triad with #183d72 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), Nintendo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nintendo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Teal is #183d72's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold), Stanley (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stanley1913-com), Gusto (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gusto-com), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #183d72, as the accent. Seen in: Alaska Airlines (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/alaskaair-com), CVS (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cvs-com), Procter & Gamble (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pg-com), Tesco (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tesco-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #183d72: 19 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Panasonic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/panasonic-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Jack Daniel's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jackdaniels-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [pool] — Light Sea Green shows up next to #183d72 in 4 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Lagoon, as the accent. Seen in: Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io), Lagoon (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lagoon), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido), N26 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/n26-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #183d72 in 6 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tumblr's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: NASA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nasa-gov), Tumblr (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tumblr-com), Tide (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tide-com), HubSpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hubspot-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #183d72: 8 real palettes, including Glacier and Frost & Ember, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Glacier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#glacier), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **White Smoke** #f5f5f5 [role] — White Smoke is the surface for #183d72: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/whitesmoke

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 10.77:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.95:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #3175d3 (4.62:1); AA: background → #a8a8a8 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #6899df (7.21:1); AAA: background → #d1d1d1 (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/183d72-9ca8c4-df5d4e-201f2d-e9f0f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#183d72" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
