Color
#4e5b74
#4e5b74rgb(78, 91, 116)hsl(219, 20%, 38%)oklch(0.47 0.044 263.3)Colors that go with #4e5b74
Cadet Blue, Copper and Goldenrod 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedCadet Blue is paired with #4e5b74 in 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Copper #b87333
shippedCopper is paired with #4e5b74 in 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Desert Road, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #4e5b74 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Mid-Century, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #4e5b74 in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Fintech Trust, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedPowder Blue is paired with #4e5b74 in 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Stone, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedSage Green is paired with #4e5b74 in 7 real palettes, including Darkroom and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #4e5b74: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Sienna #a0522d
complementarySienna sits directly opposite #4e5b74 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #4e5b74
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4e5b74 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.83:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.07:1 | 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 #4e5b74 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 #4e5b74 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4e5b74-9ca5c4-df664e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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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