Ledger Dark
Open in tool →Gold on midnight is the private-banking cue; the mint accent keeps it from feeling old-money stuffy.
Color
#76859e
#76859e
hex
#76859ergb
rgb(118, 133, 158)hsl
hsl(218, 17%, 54%)oklch
oklch(0.614 0.042 260.6)Closest name: lightslategray (#778899)Relative luminance 0.231
Colors that go with #76859e
Charcoal, Copper and Champagne 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 #76859e: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #76859e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #76859e, as that palette's text colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #76859e: 4 real palettes, including Ink & Paper and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #76859e in 6 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Redfin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #76859e: 9 real palettes, including Campus and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #76859e in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #76859e, as the supporting colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #76859e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.74:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.62:1 | 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 #76859e as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #76859e
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 #76859e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/76859e-9ca6c4-df644e-201f2d-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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