Color
#236daf
#236dafrgb(35, 109, 175)hsl(208, 67%, 41%)oklch(0.523 0.126 249.7)Colors that go with #236daf
Charcoal, Crimson and Rust 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 #236daf: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #236daf — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Rust #b7410e
split-complementshippedRust is a split-complement of #236daf: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #236daf 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 #236daf in 8 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Activision's brand system and Pixar's brand system put Blue beside #236daf, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #236daf: 10 real palettes, including Glacier and General Mills's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #236daf: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #236daf
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #236daf as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.42:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.88:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #236daf as the background.
Brands using this color
- Discoversecondary · #1e71ac · Δ1.331
- McDonald'saccent · #006bae · Δ1.489
- AT&Tsecondary · #0072b2 · Δ1.604
- British Airwayssecondary · #3468ad · Δ1.644
- LEGOaccent · #006db7 · Δ1.654
- Linkedinprimary · #0073b1 · Δ1.821
- The New York Timessecondary · #346eb7 · Δ1.858
- Venmoaccent · #0070ba · Δ1.938
- Activisionsecondary · #0768af · Δ1.994
Fonts for this mood
#236daf 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 #236daf and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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