Color
#498bee
#498beergb(73, 139, 238)hsl(216, 83%, 61%)oklch(0.642 0.163 258.4)Colors that go with #498bee
Charcoal, Red 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 #498bee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Red #ff0000
triadicshippedRed completes a triad with #498bee — 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 #498bee in 10 real palettes, including Heatwave and Blueprint, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #498bee, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #498bee: 7 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Carrefour's brand system, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #498bee in 5 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Foot Locker's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #498bee in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Ahrefs's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #498bee: 7 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #498bee
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #498bee as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.38:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.21:1 | 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 #498bee as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#498bee 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 #498bee and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/498bee-9ca7c4-df5f4e-201f2d-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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