Color
#269ec0
#269ec0rgb(38, 158, 192)hsl(193, 67%, 45%)oklch(0.651 0.111 222.2)Colors that go with #269ec0
Charcoal, Amber and Blue 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 #269ec0: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #269ec0 in 6 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #269ec0, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #269ec0 in 4 real palettes, including Diner and Retro Pop, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #269ec0: 5 real palettes, including Snowflake AI Data Cloud's brand system and Remix's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #269ec0: 9 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and Confluent's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #269ec0, as the accent.
Chocolate #d2691e
complementaryChocolate sits directly opposite #269ec0 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #269ec0
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #269ec0 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.12:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.73:1 | 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 #269ec0 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#269ec0 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 #269ec0 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/269ec0-a2b5be-df4e75-1f242d-e9f1ef?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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