Retro Pop
Open in tool →Fifties-diner red and steel blue with a peach — nostalgic pop that still passes contrast.
Color
#497da2
#497da2
hex
#497da2rgb
rgb(73, 125, 162)hsl
hsl(205, 38%, 46%)oklch
oklch(0.569 0.08 241.1)Closest name: Cry Me a River (#427898)Relative luminance 0.1869
Colors that go with #497da2
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Rust 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 #497da2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #497da2's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
split-complementshippedRust is a split-complement of #497da2: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #497da2 in 7 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #497da2: 6 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Glacier, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #497da2: 5 real palettes, including Riverbed and Dusk, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #497da2 in 11 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #497da2: 12 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Campus, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #497da2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #497da2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.43:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.74:1 | 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 #497da2 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#497da2 reads as cool, modern. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #497da2
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #497da2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/497da2-9cafc4-df4e58-1f212d-e9f1f0?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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