Color
#2d6deb
#2d6debrgb(45, 109, 235)hsl(220, 83%, 55%)oklch(0.568 0.202 262)Colors that go with #2d6deb
Crimson, Orange Red and Slate Gray 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 #2d6deb — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #2d6deb in 5 real palettes, including Readymag's brand system and Strava's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #2d6deb in 4 real palettes, including Slate Workspace and Studio Grey, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #2d6deb in 5 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Readymag's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #2d6deb on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #2d6deb in 3 real palettes, including MongoDB's brand system and Dropbox's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #2d6deb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #2d6deb in 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #2d6deb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #2d6deb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.67:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.5:1 | 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 #2d6deb as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#2d6deb 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 #2d6deb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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