Color
#256079
#256079rgb(37, 96, 121)hsl(198, 53%, 31%)oklch(0.462 0.073 229.3)Colors that go with #256079
Crimson, Royal Blue and Sienna 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.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #256079: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #256079's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #256079 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and Activision's brand system put Blue beside #256079, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #256079: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #256079: 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Unilever's brand system, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #256079: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #256079: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #256079
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #256079 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.94:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.03:1 | 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 #256079 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#256079 reads as cool, modern. 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 #256079 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/256079-9cb3c4-df4e69-1f232d-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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