Color
#204cbc
#204cbcrgb(32, 76, 188)hsl(223, 71%, 43%)oklch(0.46 0.183 264.1)Colors that go with #204cbc
Charcoal, Sea Green and Steel Blue 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 #204cbc: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #204cbc — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #204cbc's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #204cbc in 6 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped7 real palettes, including Zillow's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #204cbc, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #204cbc: 8 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #204cbc in 13 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #204cbc: 5 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Deep Water, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #204cbc
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #204cbc as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.44:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.82:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #204cbc as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#204cbc 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 #204cbc and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/204cbc-9ca3c4-df704e-211f2d-e9eff1?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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