Color
#128af3
#128af3rgb(18, 138, 243)hsl(208, 90%, 51%)oklch(0.63 0.184 252.2)Colors that go with #128af3
Charcoal, Crimson and Copper 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 #128af3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #128af3 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #128af3 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 #128af3 in 12 real palettes, including Heatwave and Google's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #128af3, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #128af3: 10 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #128af3 in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #128af3: 11 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #128af3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #128af3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.53:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.96:1 | 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 #128af3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#128af3 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 #128af3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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