Color
#356db6
#356db6rgb(53, 109, 182)hsl(214, 55%, 46%)oklch(0.534 0.129 256.1)Colors that go with #356db6
Charcoal, Firebrick and Sea Green 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 #356db6: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Firebrick #b22222
triadicshippedFirebrick completes a triad with #356db6 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #356db6 — 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 #356db6 in 7 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped12 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and BBC's brand system put Blue beside #356db6, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #356db6: 9 real palettes, including General Mills's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #356db6: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #356db6 in 12 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #356db6
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #356db6 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.23:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.01:1 | 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 #356db6 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#356db6 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 #356db6 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/356db6-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-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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