Color
#5287d1
#5287d1rgb(82, 135, 209)hsl(215, 58%, 57%)oklch(0.62 0.126 257)Colors that go with #5287d1
Charcoal, Copper 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 #5287d1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #5287d1 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #5287d1 in 11 real palettes, including Wired's brand system and Beach Hut, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Blue #0000ff
shippedBlue is paired with #5287d1 in 10 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Readymag's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedCobalt Blue is paired with #5287d1 in 7 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and General Mills's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5287d1 in 6 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Retro Pop, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange is paired with #5287d1 in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #5287d1 in 8 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Astro's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #5287d1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5287d1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.66:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.75:1 | 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 #5287d1 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5287d1 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 #5287d1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5287d1-9ca8c4-df5d4e-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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