Color
#0280d4
#0280d4rgb(2, 128, 212)hsl(204, 98%, 42%)oklch(0.586 0.158 248.2)Colors that go with #0280d4
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 #0280d4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #0280d4 — 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 #0280d4 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 #0280d4 in 11 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and BBC's brand system put Blue beside #0280d4, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #0280d4: 11 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and General Mills's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #0280d4: 8 real palettes, including Telegram's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #0280d4: 6 real palettes, including Honda's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #0280d4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #0280d4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.17:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.04:1 | 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 #0280d4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#0280d4 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 #0280d4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/0280d4-9cafc4-df4e5a-1f222d-e9f1f0?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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