Color
#156cd1
#156cd1rgb(21, 108, 209)hsl(212, 82%, 45%)oklch(0.541 0.174 256.2)Colors that go with #156cd1
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 #156cd1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #156cd1 — 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 #156cd1 in 9 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #156cd1 in 15 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and BBC's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #156cd1 in 10 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Carrefour's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedCornflower Blue is paired with #156cd1 in 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #156cd1 in 5 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Deep Water, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDodger Blue is paired with #156cd1 in 6 real palettes, including Apple's brand system and HashiCorp's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #156cd1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #156cd1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.12:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.1:1 | 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 #156cd1 as the background.
Brands using this color
- American Expressaccent · #006fcf · Δ0.943
- Fitbitsecondary · #1967d2 · Δ1.307
- Khan Academyaccent · #0069d6 · Δ1.321
- Foot Lockeraccent · #036ad8 · Δ1.337
- NBAsecondary · #0268d6 · Δ1.506
- GitHubaccent · #0969da · Δ1.699
- Loomprimary · #1868db · Δ1.926
- Loomsecondary · #1868db · Δ1.926
- Appleaccent · #0066cc · Δ1.94
- Dellaccent · #0672cb · Δ1.941
- Walmartsecondary · #0071dc · Δ1.992
Fonts for this mood
#156cd1 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 #156cd1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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