Color
#1981a4
#1981a4rgb(25, 129, 164)hsl(195, 74%, 37%)oklch(0.564 0.102 226.9)Colors that go with #1981a4
Charcoal, Copper and Crimson 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 #1981a4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #1981a4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
split-complementshippedCrimson is a split-complement of #1981a4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #1981a4's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Rust #b7410e
complementaryshippedRust sits directly opposite #1981a4 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 #1981a4 in 7 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #1981a4 in 6 real palettes, including Glacier and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #1981a4 in 12 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Capital One's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #1981a4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #1981a4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.45:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.72:1 | 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 #1981a4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#1981a4 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 #1981a4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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