Color
#106dd1
#106dd1rgb(16, 109, 209)hsl(211, 86%, 44%)oklch(0.543 0.174 255.5)Colors that go with #106dd1
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 #106dd1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #106dd1 — 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 #106dd1 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 #106dd1 in 11 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped16 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and BBC's brand system put Blue beside #106dd1, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #106dd1: 13 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #106dd1: 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 #106dd1: 7 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #106dd1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #106dd1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.08:1 | 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 #106dd1 as the background.
Brands using this color
- American Expressaccent · #006fcf · Δ0.689
- Pizza Hutaccent · #266dcc · Δ1.182
- Subarusecondary · #1971d4 · Δ1.242
- Foot Lockeraccent · #036ad8 · Δ1.446
- Khan Academyaccent · #0069d6 · Δ1.459
- Fitbitsecondary · #1967d2 · Δ1.555
- NBAsecondary · #0268d6 · Δ1.666
- Dellaccent · #0672cb · Δ1.717
- GitHubaccent · #0969da · Δ1.83
- Walmartsecondary · #0071dc · Δ1.869
- PlanetScaleaccent · #0b6ec5 · Δ1.939
Fonts for this mood
#106dd1 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 #106dd1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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