Color
#2b22e2
#2b22e2rgb(43, 34, 226)hsl(243, 77%, 51%)oklch(0.444 0.265 270)Colors that go with #2b22e2
Charcoal, Crimson and Cobalt 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 #2b22e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #2b22e2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #2b22e2 in 5 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedCornflower Blue is paired with #2b22e2 in 5 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Spotify's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #2b22e2 in 6 real palettes, including Cargo's brand system and Readymag's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #2b22e2 in 5 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #2b22e2 in 8 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Sketch's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #2b22e2 in 8 real palettes, including Monzo's brand system and Readymag's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #2b22e2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b22e2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.64:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.43:1 | 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 #2b22e2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b22e2 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 #2b22e2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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