Color
#514b72
#514b72rgb(81, 75, 114)hsl(249, 21%, 37%)oklch(0.435 0.064 290.6)Colors that go with #514b72
Steel Blue, Teal and 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 #514b72's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #514b72 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #514b72, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #514b72 in 7 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #514b72: 13 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #514b72 in 5 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #514b72 in 4 real palettes, including Console Light and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #514b72: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #514b72
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #514b72 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.08:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.6:1 | 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 #514b72 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #514b72 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/514b72-a79cc4-dfae4e-271f2d-e9ecf1?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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