Color
#2b5bde
#2b5bdergb(43, 91, 222)hsl(224, 73%, 52%)oklch(0.522 0.207 264.7)Colors that go with #2b5bde
Charcoal, Sea Green 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 #2b5bde: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #2b5bde — 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 #2b5bde in 9 real palettes, including Walmart's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped13 real palettes, including Headspace's brand system and Dropbox's brand system put Blue beside #2b5bde, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #2b5bde: 12 real palettes, including NHL's brand system and Nokia's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #2b5bde: 8 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2b5bde in 16 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Foot Locker's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #2b5bde: 8 real palettes, including Elastic's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #2b5bde
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b5bde as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.75:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.65:1 | 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 #2b5bde as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b5bde 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 #2b5bde and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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