Color
#255ba2
#255ba2rgb(37, 91, 162)hsl(214, 63%, 39%)oklch(0.474 0.128 256.6)Colors that go with #255ba2
Charcoal, Crimson and Amber 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 #255ba2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #255ba2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #255ba2 in 6 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Pixar's brand system put Blue beside #255ba2, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #255ba2: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #255ba2: 4 real palettes, including Campbell's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #255ba2 in 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Khan Academy's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped12 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #255ba2, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #255ba2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #255ba2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.78:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.1:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #255ba2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#255ba2 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 #255ba2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/255ba2-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-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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