Color
#045bcd
#045bcdrgb(4, 91, 205)hsl(214, 96%, 41%)oklch(0.5 0.191 259)Colors that go with #045bcd
Charcoal, Crimson and Sienna 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 #045bcd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #045bcd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #045bcd 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 #045bcd in 8 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped15 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and Zillow's brand system put Blue beside #045bcd, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #045bcd: 8 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #045bcd: 6 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #045bcd: 7 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #045bcd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #045bcd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.21:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.38:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #045bcd as the background.
Brands using this color
- ElevenLabsaccent · #0a59d2 · Δ0.931
- Nissanaccent · #005fcc · Δ1.012
- Stravaaccent · #0060d0 · Δ1.309
- YouTubeaccent · #065fd4 · Δ1.477
- Courseraaccent · #0056d2 · Δ1.483
- Philipssecondary · #0b5ed7 · Δ1.758
- Goproprimary · #0059c2 · Δ1.808
- Squaresecondary · #005ad9 · Δ1.883
- Boxprimary · #0061d5 · Δ1.905
- Boxsecondary · #0061d5 · Δ1.905
Fonts for this mood
#045bcd 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 #045bcd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/045bcd-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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