Color
#408687
#408687rgb(64, 134, 135)hsl(181, 36%, 39%)oklch(0.576 0.07 196.6)Colors that go with #408687
Charcoal, Copper and Champagne 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 #408687: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
triadicshippedCopper completes a triad with #408687 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Forest Floor and Midnight Luxe put Champagne beside #408687, as that palette's text colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #408687: 5 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Ink & Paper, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #408687 in 9 real palettes, including Redfin's brand system and Retro Pop, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #408687: 4 real palettes, including Deep Water and Telegram's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #408687: 12 real palettes, including Peacock and Campus, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #408687: 4 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and Newsprint, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #408687
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #408687 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.22:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.98:1 | 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 #408687 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#408687 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 #408687 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/408687-a2babe-d45992-1f272d-e9f1ed?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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