Color
#383e52
#383e52rgb(56, 62, 82)hsl(226, 19%, 27%)oklch(0.367 0.036 271.6)Colors that go with #383e52
Dark Olive Green, 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.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
complementaryshippedDark Olive Green sits directly opposite #383e52 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #383e52 — 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 #383e52's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #383e52, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #383e52, as the lead colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #383e52 in 5 real palettes, including Polaroid and Coastal, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #383e52: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Paper & Pine, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #383e52: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #383e52
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #383e52 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.61:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.98:1 | 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 #383e52 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#383e52 reads as cool, muted, dark. 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 #383e52 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/383e52-9ca1c4-df774e-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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