Color
#797f9a
#797f9argb(121, 127, 154)hsl(229, 14%, 54%)oklch(0.601 0.042 275.2)Colors that go with #797f9a
Charcoal, Copper and Sea Green 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 #797f9a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #797f9a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #797f9a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Forest Floor put Champagne beside #797f9a, as that palette's text colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #797f9a: 4 real palettes, including Ink & Paper and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #797f9a in 6 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Marvel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #797f9a: 10 real palettes, including Campus and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #797f9a in 5 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #797f9a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.95:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.32:1 | 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 #797f9a 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 #797f9a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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