Color
#3ca2b4
#3ca2b4rgb(60, 162, 180)hsl(189, 50%, 47%)oklch(0.661 0.096 211.4)Colors that go with #3ca2b4
Charcoal, Tomato 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 #3ca2b4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Tomato #ff6347
complementaryshippedTomato sits directly opposite #3ca2b4 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 #3ca2b4 in 5 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #3ca2b4 in 4 real palettes, including Diner and Riot Games's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #3ca2b4 in 4 real palettes, including Peacock and Dusk, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #3ca2b4 in 9 real palettes, including Ford's brand system and Confluent's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #3ca2b4 in 4 real palettes, including Launch Orange and Cursor's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedPowder Blue is paired with #3ca2b4 in 5 real palettes, including First Snow and Ink Wash, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #3ca2b4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #3ca2b4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.99:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.02:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #3ca2b4 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#3ca2b4 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 #3ca2b4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/3ca2b4-a2b7be-df4e7e-1f252d-e9f1ee?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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