Color
#286286
#286286rgb(40, 98, 134)hsl(203, 54%, 34%)oklch(0.475 0.084 239.3)Colors that go with #286286
Charcoal, Royal Blue 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 #286286: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #286286's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #286286 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 #286286 in 5 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #286286: 5 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Glacier, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #286286 in 11 real palettes, including Amazon's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #286286: 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 #286286 in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #286286
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #286286 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.6:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.18:1 | 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 #286286 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#286286 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 #286286 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/286286-9cb0c4-df4e5d-1f222d-e9f1f0?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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