Color
#285b86
#285b86rgb(40, 91, 134)hsl(207, 54%, 34%)oklch(0.457 0.089 246.8)Colors that go with #285b86
Crimson, 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #285b86 — 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 #285b86 in 4 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #285b86, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #285b86: 5 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #285b86 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #285b86 in 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Console Light, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped11 real palettes, including FIFA's brand system and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #285b86, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #285b86: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #285b86
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #285b86 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.17:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.93:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #285b86 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#285b86 reads as cool, modern. 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 #285b86 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/285b86-9cadc4-df4e53-1f212d-e9f1f1?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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