Color
#401db4
#401db4rgb(64, 29, 180)hsl(254, 72%, 41%)oklch(0.4 0.213 281.4)Colors that go with #401db4
Charcoal, Denim 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #401db4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
analogousshippedDenim is #401db4'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 Zillow's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #401db4, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #401db4: 5 real palettes, including Peacock's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #401db4 in 6 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Pepsi's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #401db4: 4 real palettes, including Absolut's brand system and Cargo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #401db4, as the lead colour.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #401db4 in 8 real palettes, including Tide's brand system and Intercom's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #401db4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #401db4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.23:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.05:1 | 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 #401db4 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#401db4 reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #401db4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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