Color
#4cc1eb
#4cc1ebrgb(76, 193, 235)hsl(196, 80%, 61%)oklch(0.762 0.119 225.6)Colors that go with #4cc1eb
Charcoal, Dark Salmon and Crimson 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 #4cc1eb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #4cc1eb on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #4cc1eb in 4 real palettes, including Riot Games's brand system and JBL's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #4cc1eb: 4 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #4cc1eb: 4 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including Telehealth and Kraken's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #4cc1eb, as the text colour against it.
Periwinkle #ccccff
shippedPeriwinkle shows up next to #4cc1eb in 4 real palettes, including Mistral AI's brand system and Calendly's brand system, as the accent.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #4cc1eb: 4 real palettes, including Calendly's brand system and First Snow, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #4cc1eb
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4cc1eb as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.07:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 10.13:1 | 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 #4cc1eb as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#4cc1eb 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 #4cc1eb and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4cc1eb-9cb5c4-df4e6e-1f232d-e9f1ef?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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