Color
#317eb9
#317eb9rgb(49, 126, 185)hsl(206, 58%, 46%)oklch(0.573 0.118 245.3)Colors that go with #317eb9
Charcoal, Crimson and Copper 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 #317eb9: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #317eb9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #317eb9 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 #317eb9 in 8 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Qualcomm's brand system put Blue beside #317eb9, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #317eb9: 6 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #317eb9: 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 #317eb9: 6 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Deep Water, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #317eb9
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #317eb9 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.36:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.82:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #317eb9 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#317eb9 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 #317eb9 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/317eb9-9caec4-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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