Color
#218280
#218280rgb(33, 130, 128)hsl(179, 60%, 32%)oklch(0.553 0.086 192.9)Colors that go with #218280
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 #218280: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite #218280 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Copper #b87333
shippedCopper is paired with #218280 in 7 real palettes, including Riverbed and Wellness, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with #218280 in 6 real palettes, including Mid-Century and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #218280 in 4 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Open House, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Rust #b7410e
split-complementshippedRust is a split-complement of #218280: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedSage Green is paired with #218280 in 5 real palettes, including Riverbed and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #218280 in 18 real palettes, including Rain Garden and Mid-Century, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #218280
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #218280 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.6:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.57:1 | 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 #218280 as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #218280 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/218280-a2bbbe-d45996-1f272d-e9f1ed?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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