Color
#42899a
#42899argb(66, 137, 154)hsl(192, 40%, 43%)oklch(0.591 0.075 215.6)Colors that go with #42899a
Charcoal, Copper and Cobalt 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 #42899a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #42899a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #42899a: 6 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #42899a in 9 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42899a: 14 real palettes, including Peacock and Campus, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #42899a in 5 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Sapphire & Gold, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #42899a, as that palette's text colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped4 real palettes, including Mid-Century and Estate put Peru beside #42899a, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #42899a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42899a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.98:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.28:1 | 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 #42899a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#42899a 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 #42899a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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