Color
#268cf2
#268cf2rgb(38, 140, 242)hsl(210, 89%, 55%)oklch(0.636 0.177 252.9)Colors that go with #268cf2
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 #268cf2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #268cf2 — 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 #268cf2 in 11 real palettes, including Heatwave and Walmart's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped11 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #268cf2, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #268cf2: 8 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Blue Mono, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #268cf2 in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #268cf2: 8 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #268cf2: 16 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #268cf2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #268cf2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.43:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.12:1 | 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 #268cf2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#268cf2 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 #268cf2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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