Color
#049bcd
#049bcdrgb(4, 155, 205)hsl(195, 96%, 41%)oklch(0.646 0.129 230.4)Colors that go with #049bcd
Charcoal, Amber and Blue 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 #049bcd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #049bcd in 8 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #049bcd, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #049bcd: 5 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Hershey's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #049bcd in 6 real palettes, including NASCAR's brand system and Diner, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #049bcd: 7 real palettes, including Telegram's brand system and Snowflake AI Data Cloud's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #049bcd: 16 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the lead colour.
Chocolate #d2691e
complementaryChocolate sits directly opposite #049bcd on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #049bcd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #049bcd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.19:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.58:1 | 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 #049bcd as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#049bcd 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 #049bcd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/049bcd-9cb5c4-df4e70-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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