Color
#106cd5
#106cd5rgb(16, 108, 213)hsl(212, 86%, 45%)oklch(0.543 0.18 256.4)Colors that go with #106cd5
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 #106cd5: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #106cd5 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #106cd5 in 9 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including BBC's brand system and EA's brand system put Blue beside #106cd5, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #106cd5: 10 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #106cd5: 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #106cd5: 5 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #106cd5: 6 real palettes, including HashiCorp's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #106cd5
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #106cd5 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.09:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.13:1 | 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 #106cd5 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Foot Lockeraccent · #036ad8 · Δ0.819
- Khan Academyaccent · #0069d6 · Δ0.967
- GitHubaccent · #0969da · Δ1.17
- NBAsecondary · #0268d6 · Δ1.19
- Fitbitsecondary · #1967d2 · Δ1.299
- American Expressaccent · #006fcf · Δ1.307
- Loomprimary · #1868db · Δ1.43
- Loomsecondary · #1868db · Δ1.43
- Walmartsecondary · #0071dc · Δ1.568
- Postmanaccent · #0265d2 · Δ1.974
Fonts for this mood
#106cd5 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 #106cd5 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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