Color
#177bee
#177beergb(23, 123, 238)hsl(212, 86%, 51%)oklch(0.594 0.193 256.2)Colors that go with #177bee
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 #177bee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #177bee — 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 #177bee 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 #177bee in 12 real palettes, including Walmart's brand system and Google's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Cargo's brand system put Blue beside #177bee, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #177bee: 11 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #177bee: 9 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #177bee: 6 real palettes, including Bose's brand system and Honda's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #177bee
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #177bee as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.11:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.1:1 | 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 #177bee as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#177bee 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 #177bee and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/177bee-9caac4-df564e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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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