Color
#189bec
#189becrgb(24, 155, 236)hsl(203, 85%, 51%)oklch(0.664 0.158 244)Colors that go with #189bec
Charcoal, Orange Red and Bronze 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 #189bec: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Orange Red #ff4500
split-complementshippedOrange Red is a split-complement of #189bec: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Bronze #cd7f32
complementaryshippedBronze sits directly opposite #189bec 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 #189bec in 9 real palettes, including Heatwave and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #189bec, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #189bec: 4 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Hershey's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #189bec in 4 real palettes, including Elastic's brand system and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #189bec: 11 real palettes, including Apple's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #189bec
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #189bec as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.03:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.94:1 | 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 #189bec as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#189bec 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 #189bec and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/189bec-9cb0c4-df4e5d-1f222d-e9f1f0?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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