Ledger Dark
Open in tool →Gold on midnight is the private-banking cue; the mint accent keeps it from feeling old-money stuffy.
Color
#77879c
#77879c
hex
#77879crgb
rgb(119, 135, 156)hsl
hsl(214, 16%, 54%)oklch
oklch(0.618 0.037 255.3)Closest name: lightslategray (#778899)Relative luminance 0.2365
Colors that go with #77879c
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 #77879c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #77879c 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 #77879c, as that palette's text colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #77879c: 4 real palettes, including Ink & Paper and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #77879c in 5 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #77879c: 8 real palettes, including Dusk and Campus, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #77879c in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #77879c, as the supporting colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #77879c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.66:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.73:1 | 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 #77879c as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #77879c
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 #77879c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/77879c-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-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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