Color
#409fed
#409fedrgb(64, 159, 237)hsl(207, 83%, 59%)oklch(0.682 0.145 247)Colors that go with #409fed
Charcoal, 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #409fed: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #409fed in 8 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Salesforce's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Qualcomm's brand system put Blue beside #409fed, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #409fed in 4 real palettes, including Elastic's brand system and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #409fed: 8 real palettes, including Apple's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
triadicshippedMedium Sea Green completes a triad with #409fed — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Kraken's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #409fed, as the text colour against it.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #409fed in 8 real palettes, including Figma's brand system and Heatwave, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #409fed
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #409fed as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.84:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.4:1 | 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 #409fed as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#409fed 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 #409fed and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/409fed-9cadc4-df4e53-1f212d-e9f1f1?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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