Color
#316eb4
#316eb4rgb(49, 110, 180)hsl(212, 57%, 45%)oklch(0.533 0.127 253.9)Colors that go with #316eb4
Charcoal, Crimson and Sea Green 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 #316eb4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #316eb4 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #316eb4 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #316eb4 in 7 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped11 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and BBC's brand system put Blue beside #316eb4, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #316eb4: 9 real palettes, including General Mills's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #316eb4: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #316eb4: 5 real palettes, including Deep Water and Astro's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #316eb4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #316eb4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.22:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.02:1 | 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 #316eb4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#316eb4 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 #316eb4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/316eb4-9caac4-df564e-1f202d-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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