Color
#2b196c
#2b196crgb(43, 25, 108)hsl(253, 62%, 26%)oklch(0.298 0.134 284.8)Colors that go with #2b196c
Charcoal, Denim 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 #2b196c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
analogousshippedDenim is #2b196c'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 #2b196c, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #2b196c: 4 real palettes, including SoFi's brand system and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #2b196c: 6 real palettes, including Purina Pro Plan's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2b196c in 5 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Nintendo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #2b196c in 5 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Monzo's brand system, as the accent.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #2b196c: 5 real palettes, including Frost & Ember and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #2b196c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b196c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.4:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.46:1 | 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 #2b196c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b196c 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 #2b196c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2b196c-a99cc4-dfb84e-281f2d-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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