Color
#227dec
#227decrgb(34, 125, 236)hsl(213, 84%, 53%)oklch(0.599 0.187 256.4)Colors that go with #227dec
Copper, Amber and Charcoal 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.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #227dec 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 #227dec in 4 real palettes, including Heatwave and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #227dec: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #227dec in 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Deep Water, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #227dec in 3 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Slate Workspace, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #227dec: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Chocolate #d2691e
split-complementChocolate is a split-complement of #227dec: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Light Sky Blue #87cefa
shippedLight Sky Blue is paired with #227dec in two real palettes: Telehealth and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #227dec
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #227dec as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.03:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.21:1 | 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 #227dec as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#227dec 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 #227dec and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/227dec-9ca9c4-df584e-1f202d-e9f0f1?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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