Color
#04868b
#04868brgb(4, 134, 139)hsl(182, 94%, 28%)oklch(0.564 0.095 199.5)Colors that go with #04868b
Charcoal, Crimson and Amber 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 #04868b: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #04868b 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 #04868b in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #04868b: 6 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Glacier, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #04868b: 6 real palettes, including Riverbed and Wellness, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #04868b: 5 real palettes, including Deep Water and Telegram's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #04868b: 13 real palettes, including Peacock and Discover's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #04868b: 4 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and Honda's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #04868b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #04868b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.39:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.79:1 | 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 #04868b as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#04868b 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 #04868b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/04868b-a2babe-d45990-1f272d-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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