Ledger Dark
Open in tool →Gold on midnight is the private-banking cue; the mint accent keeps it from feeling old-money stuffy.
Color
#798aa0
#798aa0
hex
#798aa0rgb
rgb(121, 138, 160)hsl
hsl(214, 17%, 55%)oklch
oklch(0.628 0.039 255)Closest name: lightslategray (#778899)Relative luminance 0.2478
Colors that go with #798aa0
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 #798aa0: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #798aa0 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 #798aa0, as that palette's text colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #798aa0 in 5 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Diner, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #798aa0: 8 real palettes, including Dusk and Campus, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #798aa0, as the supporting colour.
Orange #ffa500
shipped4 real palettes, including Campus and Graphite put Orange beside #798aa0, as the accent.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Estate and Kiln put Peru beside #798aa0, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #798aa0
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #798aa0 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.53:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.96:1 | 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 #798aa0 as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
mcpConnect your agent — build around #798aa0
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 #798aa0 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/798aa0-9ca9c4-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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