Color
#5a81e2
#5a81e2rgb(90, 129, 226)hsl(223, 70%, 62%)oklch(0.621 0.153 265.7)Colors that go with #5a81e2
Charcoal, Amber and 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #5a81e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #5a81e2 in 12 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped13 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside #5a81e2, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #5a81e2: 10 real palettes, including Carrefour's brand system and Hershey's's brand system, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5a81e2 in 12 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and NASCAR's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #5a81e2: 10 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Telegram's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5a81e2: 18 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
complementaryDark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #5a81e2 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #5a81e2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5a81e2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.7:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.67:1 | 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 #5a81e2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5a81e2 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 #5a81e2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5a81e2-9ca3c4-df704e-211f2d-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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