Studio Grey
Open in tool →A pure greyscale with a single electric blue — the portfolio palette that makes work look considered.
Color
#308cfd
#308cfd
hex
#308cfdrgb
rgb(48, 140, 253)hsl
hsl(213, 98%, 59%)oklch
oklch(0.646 0.188 256)Closest name: dodgerblue (#1e90ff)Relative luminance 0.2648
Colors that go with #308cfd
Red, Amber and 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.
Red #ff0000
triadicshippedRed completes a triad with #308cfd — 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 #308cfd in 9 real palettes, including Heatwave and Blueprint, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #308cfd, as the supporting colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #308cfd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #308cfd: 7 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Carrefour's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #308cfd in 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and WWE's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #308cfd in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #308cfd: 7 real palettes, including Figma's brand system and Patreon's brand system.
Real palettes that use #308cfd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #308cfd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.34:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.3:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #308cfd as the background.
Brands using this color
Palettes built around it
Fonts for this mood
#308cfd reads as cool, vivid, technical. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
mcpConnect your agent — build around #308cfd
live endpointPoint 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.
endpoint
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt
›analyze #308cfd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
tool url
/palettes/new/308cfd-9ca9c4-df584e-1f202d-e9f0f1?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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