Color
#2951ae
#2951aergb(41, 81, 174)hsl(222, 62%, 42%)oklch(0.462 0.156 263.8)Colors that go with #2951ae
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel 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 #2951ae: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #2951ae — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #2951ae'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 #2951ae on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #2951ae in 7 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #2951ae, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #2951ae: 5 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2951ae in 15 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #2951ae
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2951ae as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.29:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.88:1 | 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 #2951ae as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2951ae 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 #2951ae and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2951ae-9ca3c4-df6e4e-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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