Color
#4a5f73
#4a5f73rgb(74, 95, 115)hsl(209, 22%, 37%)oklch(0.476 0.041 247.4)Colors that go with #4a5f73
Sienna, 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.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #4a5f73 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Activision's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #4a5f73, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #4a5f73: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #4a5f73, as the surface under it.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #4a5f73: 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Ink & Paper, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #4a5f73: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Desert Road, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #4a5f73 in 11 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #4a5f73: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #4a5f73
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4a5f73 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.61:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.18:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #4a5f73 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #4a5f73 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4a5f73-9cacc4-df4e4e-1f212d-e9f1f1?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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