Color
#2d48a9
#2d48a9rgb(45, 72, 169)hsl(227, 58%, 42%)oklch(0.441 0.159 267.6)Colors that go with #2d48a9
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel 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 #2d48a9: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #2d48a9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #2d48a9's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #2d48a9 in 5 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #2d48a9, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #2d48a9: 5 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2d48a9 in 13 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and Costco's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #2d48a9: 4 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #2d48a9
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2d48a9 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.04:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.61:1 | 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 #2d48a9 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2d48a9 reads as cool, modern. 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 #2d48a9 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2d48a9-9ca0c4-df7a4e-221f2d-e9eff1?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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