Color
#4d5275
#4d5275rgb(77, 82, 117)hsl(232, 21%, 38%)oklch(0.449 0.058 277.5)Colors that go with #4d5275
Steel Blue, 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #4d5275's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #4d5275, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #4d5275: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #4d5275 in 10 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #4d5275: 16 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #4d5275 in 5 real palettes, including Open House and Fireside, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #4d5275 in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #4d5275: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #4d5275
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4d5275 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.56:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.78:1 | 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 #4d5275 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 #4d5275 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4d5275-9c9dc4-df864e-231f2d-e9eef1?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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