Color
#42979a
#42979argb(66, 151, 154)hsl(182, 40%, 43%)oklch(0.626 0.081 198.4)Colors that go with #42979a
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 #42979a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
triadicshippedCopper completes a triad with #42979a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #42979a: 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Intel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #42979a in 8 real palettes, including Diner and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #42979a: 10 real palettes, including Peacock and Dusk, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #42979a in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Ford's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #42979a, as that palette's text colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped5 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Campus put Orange beside #42979a, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #42979a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #42979a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.43:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.12:1 | 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 #42979a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#42979a 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 #42979a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/42979a-a2babe-d45990-1f272d-e9f1ee?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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