Color
#28c7eb
#28c7ebrgb(40, 199, 235)hsl(191, 83%, 54%)oklch(0.768 0.131 218.1)Colors that go with #28c7eb
Charcoal, Denim and Dodger 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 #28c7eb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #28c7eb: 4 real palettes, including UEFA's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #28c7eb: 4 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Confluent's brand system and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #28c7eb, as the lead colour.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #28c7eb: 4 real palettes, including Calendly's brand system and First Snow, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #28c7eb in 6 real palettes, including 1password's brand system and Confluent's brand system, as the accent.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedDesigners have shipped Steel Blue with #28c7eb: 4 real palettes, including Deep Water and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Salmon #fa8072
complementarySalmon sits directly opposite #28c7eb 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 #28c7eb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #28c7eb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.01:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 10.46:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #28c7eb as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#28c7eb 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 #28c7eb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/28c7eb-a2b6be-df4e7a-1f252d-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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