Color
#284177
#284177rgb(40, 65, 119)hsl(221, 50%, 31%)oklch(0.385 0.097 263.8)Colors that go with #284177
Steel Blue, Blue and Crimson 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #284177'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 CVS's brand system put Blue beside #284177, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #284177 in 8 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #284177: 18 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
shippedLight Sea Green shows up next to #284177 in 4 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Lagoon, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped16 real palettes, including Microsoft's brand system and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #284177, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #284177 in 5 real palettes, including NASA's brand system and Tumblr's brand system, as the supporting colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #284177: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #284177
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #284177 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.94:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.11:1 | 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 #284177 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#284177 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 #284177 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/284177-9ca4c4-df6b4e-211f2d-e9eff1?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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