Color
#1c495e
#1c495ergb(28, 73, 94)hsl(199, 54%, 24%)oklch(0.384 0.06 231.6)Colors that go with #1c495e
Royal Blue, 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #1c495e's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #1c495e'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 Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #1c495e, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #1c495e, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #1c495e: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #1c495e: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Notion's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #1c495e in 8 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Frost & Ember, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #1c495e: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #1c495e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #1c495e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.7:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.16:1 | 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 #1c495e as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#1c495e reads as cool, dark, luxury. 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 #1c495e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/1c495e-9cb3c4-df4e66-1f232d-e9f1f0?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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