Color
#266bc5
#266bc5rgb(38, 107, 197)hsl(214, 68%, 46%)oklch(0.534 0.156 256.8)Colors that go with #266bc5
Charcoal, Crimson and Sienna 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 #266bc5: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #266bc5 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #266bc5 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 #266bc5 in 10 real palettes, including Wikipedia's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped16 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and Activision's brand system put Blue beside #266bc5, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #266bc5: 13 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #266bc5: 7 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #266bc5: 7 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #266bc5
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #266bc5 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.26:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.99:1 | 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 #266bc5 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#266bc5 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 #266bc5 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/266bc5-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-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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