Color
#256af4
#256af4rgb(37, 106, 244)hsl(220, 90%, 55%)oklch(0.567 0.218 262.1)Colors that go with #256af4
Charcoal, Crimson and Amber 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 #256af4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #256af4 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #256af4 in 10 real palettes, including Walmart's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped14 real palettes, including MongoDB's brand system and EA's brand system put Blue beside #256af4, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #256af4: 13 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Nokia's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #256af4: 6 real palettes, including Webflow's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #256af4: 8 real palettes, including Elastic's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #256af4: 6 real palettes, including Bose's brand system and Nissan's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #256af4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #256af4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.72:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.45:1 | 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 #256af4 as the background.
Brands using this color
- Webflowprimary · #146cf4 · Δ0.772
- Rotten Tomatoessecondary · #326af6 · Δ0.921
- Ubisoftaccent · #006ef5 · Δ1.312
- GEICOsecondary · #026df1 · Δ1.323
- MongoDBsecondary · #006cfa · Δ1.412
- EAaccent · #0070f3 · Δ1.629
- Vercelaccent · #0070f3 · Δ1.629
- Fivetran blueprimary · #346cec · Δ1.673
- Elasticaccent · #0d6efd · Δ1.696
- Sephorasecondary · #136bea · Δ1.764
- Behanceprimary · #1769ff · Δ1.77
- Yahooaccent · #0f69ff · Δ1.867
- Wayfairsecondary · #1364f1 · Δ1.882
- BBCsecondary · #0071f1 · Δ1.888
- Squareprimary · #006aff · Δ1.971
- Squareaccent · #006aff · Δ1.971
Fonts for this mood
#256af4 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 #256af4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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