Color
#2b5f88
#2b5f88rgb(43, 95, 136)hsl(206, 52%, 35%)oklch(0.469 0.087 245)Colors that go with #2b5f88
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 #2b5f88: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #2b5f88'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 #2b5f88 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 #2b5f88 in 6 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and Activision's brand system put Blue beside #2b5f88, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #2b5f88 in 17 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and McDonald's's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #2b5f88: 4 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Deep Water, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #2b5f88: 6 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #2b5f88
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2b5f88 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.78:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.1:1 | 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 #2b5f88 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#2b5f88 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 #2b5f88 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/2b5f88-9caec4-df4e56-1f212d-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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