Color
#38386b
#38386brgb(56, 56, 107)hsl(240, 31%, 32%)oklch(0.367 0.086 281.3)Colors that go with #38386b
Steel Blue, Teal and 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #38386b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #38386b — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #38386b, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #38386b, as the lead colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #38386b: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Coastal, as the supporting colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #38386b: 4 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Clean Beauty.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #38386b in 8 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #38386b: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #38386b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #38386b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.79:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.95:1 | 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 #38386b as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #38386b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/38386b-a19cc4-df994e-251f2d-e9edf1?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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