Color
#535c6e
#535c6ergb(83, 92, 110)hsl(220, 14%, 38%)oklch(0.474 0.031 264.2)Colors that go with #535c6e
Steel Blue, Blue and Cadet 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.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #535c6e's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Activision's brand system put Blue beside #535c6e, as the supporting colour.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #535c6e: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Darkroom and BrandSweets's brand system put Champagne beside #535c6e, as the surface under it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #535c6e: 4 real palettes, including Desert Road and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #535c6e in 9 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #535c6e: 12 real palettes, including HP's brand system and The New York Times's brand system, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #535c6e: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #535c6e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #535c6e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.72:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.12:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #535c6e as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #535c6e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/535c6e-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-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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