Color
#2b74ab
#2b74abrgb(43, 116, 171)hsl(206, 60%, 42%)oklch(0.54 0.112 245)Colors that go with #2b74ab
Charcoal, Rust 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #2b74ab: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Rust #b7410e
split-complementshippedRust is a split-complement of #2b74ab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #2b74ab 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 #2b74ab in 9 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Activision's brand system and Pixar's brand system put Blue beside #2b74ab, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #2b74ab: 9 real palettes, including Glacier and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #2b74ab: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2b74ab in 16 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #2b74ab
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b74ab as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.01:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.19:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #2b74ab as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b74ab 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 #2b74ab and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2b74ab-9caec4-df4e56-1f212d-e9f1f1?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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