Color
#38496b
#38496brgb(56, 73, 107)hsl(220, 31%, 32%)oklch(0.407 0.062 263.5)Colors that go with #38496b
Steel Blue, Blue and Cadet 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 #38496b's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #38496b, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #38496b: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #38496b in 7 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #38496b: 12 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #38496b in 4 real palettes, including Sapphire & Gold and Fireside, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Microsoft's brand system and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #38496b, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #38496b: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #38496b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #38496b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.33:1 | 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 #38496b 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 #38496b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/38496b-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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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