Color
#085f82
#085f82rgb(8, 95, 130)hsl(197, 88%, 27%)oklch(0.457 0.092 233.2)Colors that go with #085f82
Charcoal, Crimson and Royal 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 #085f82: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #085f82: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #085f82's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #085f82 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 #085f82 in 4 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #085f82, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #085f82: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Alpine, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #085f82: 5 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Fintech Trust, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #085f82
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #085f82 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.07:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.97:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #085f82 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#085f82 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 #085f82 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/085f82-9cb4c4-df4e6b-1f232d-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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