Color
#2b166a
#2b166argb(43, 22, 106)hsl(255, 66%, 25%)oklch(0.292 0.135 286)Colors that go with #2b166a
Charcoal, Royal Blue and 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 #2b166a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #2b166a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Sketch's brand system and Monzo's brand system put Blue beside #2b166a, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #2b166a: 4 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #2b166a: 6 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2b166a in 5 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Nintendo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #2b166a: 13 real palettes, including Bank of America's brand system and Panasonic's brand system, as the accent.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #2b166a in 4 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Monzo's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #2b166a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b166a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.73:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.43:1 | 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 #2b166a as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b166a reads as cool, vivid, 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 #2b166a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2b166a-ab9cc4-dfbd4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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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