Color
#2a4255
#2a4255rgb(42, 66, 85)hsl(207, 34%, 25%)oklch(0.368 0.044 243.2)Colors that go with #2a4255
Dark Olive Green, Teal 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.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
split-complementshippedDark Olive Green is a split-complement of #2a4255: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #2a4255'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 #2a4255 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #2a4255, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Garden Wedding and Nursery put Blush Pink beside #2a4255, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #2a4255: 5 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Clean Beauty, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #2a4255: 7 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Clean Beauty.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #2a4255: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #2a4255
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2a4255 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.45:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.01:1 | 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 #2a4255 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Tumblrprimary · #304058 · Δ1.212
- Auth0secondary · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Hingesecondary · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Jack Daniel'ssecondary · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Lamborghiniaccent · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Pumaaccent · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Stanleyaccent · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Starlinkprimary · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Zoomaccent · #27455c · Δ1.326
- Codecademyprimary · #1c4454 · Δ1.594
Fonts for this mood
#2a4255 reads as cool, muted, 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 #2a4255 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2a4255-9cadc4-df4e53-1f212d-e9f1f1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
Machine-readable: color.md