Color
#486df4
#486df4rgb(72, 109, 244)hsl(227, 89%, 62%)oklch(0.585 0.206 267.8)Colors that go with #486df4
Crimson, Slate Gray and Olive 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.
Crimson #dc143c
triadicshippedCrimson completes a triad with #486df4 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #486df4 in 4 real palettes, including Slate Workspace and Studio Grey, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #486df4 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Copper #b87333
split-complementshippedCopper is a split-complement of #486df4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #486df4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #486df4 in 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Blueprint, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #486df4 in 3 real palettes, including Console Light and Telehealth, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #486df4 in 3 real palettes, including Strava's brand system and PlanetScale's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #486df4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #486df4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.4:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.77:1 | 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 #486df4 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#486df4 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 #486df4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/486df4-9ca0c4-df7a4e-221f2d-e9eff1?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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