Color
#231c73
#231c73rgb(35, 28, 115)hsl(245, 61%, 28%)oklch(0.303 0.142 277.4)Colors that go with #231c73
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 #231c73: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #231c73's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #231c73, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #231c73: 5 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #231c73 in 5 real palettes, including Nintendo's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #231c73: 11 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #231c73 in 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and NASA's brand system, as the accent.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #231c73: 4 real palettes, including Glacier and Frost & Ember, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #231c73
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #231c73 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.14:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.49:1 | 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 #231c73 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#231c73 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 #231c73 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/231c73-a49cc4-dfa54e-261f2d-e9ecf1?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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