Color
#0080ff
#0080ffrgb(0, 128, 255)hsl(210, 100%, 50%)oklch(0.615 0.211 256.1)Colors that go with #0080ff
Charcoal, Crimson and Copper 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 #0080ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #0080ff — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #0080ff on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #0080ff in 8 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Cargo's brand system and Samsung's brand system put Blue beside #0080ff, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #0080ff: 11 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #0080ff: 9 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Patreon's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #0080ff: 17 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #0080ff
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #0080ff as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.8:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.53:1 | 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 #0080ff as the background.
Brands using this color
- Openseaprimary · #0484fc · Δ1.164
- OnePlussecondary · #007bff · Δ1.254
- Bluesky Socialsecondary · #0085ff · Δ1.274
- Bluesky Socialprimary · #1484fc · Δ1.277
- Absolutsecondary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- Abstractaccent · #007aff · Δ1.503
- ASUSsecondary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- Cargoprimary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- Databricksaccent · #007aff · Δ1.503
- Liquid Deathsecondary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- PostHogprimary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- Samsungsecondary · #007aff · Δ1.503
- PostHogsecondary · #2f80fa · Δ1.635
- Confluentsecondary · #0079ff · Δ1.75
- Replitaccent · #0f87ff · Δ1.871
Fonts for this mood
#0080ff reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #0080ff and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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