Color
#005260
#005260rgb(0, 82, 96)hsl(189, 100%, 19%)oklch(0.403 0.071 214.2)Colors that go with #005260
Steel Blue, Teal and Rust 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 #005260's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
analogousshippedTeal is #005260's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #005260 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Jeep's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #005260, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #005260: 4 real palettes, including Paper & Pine and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #005260 in 7 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Frost & Ember, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #005260: 11 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Jack Daniel's's brand system, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #005260: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #005260
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #005260 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.84:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.38:1 | 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 #005260 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#005260 reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
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 #005260 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/005260-a2b7be-df4e7e-1f252d-e9f1ee?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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