# #5aa0fc

A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#5aa0fc`
- RGB: rgb(90, 160, 252)
- HSL: hsl(214, 96%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.702 0.153 256)
- Relative luminance: 0.3434
- Nearest named color: cornflowerblue (#6495ed, Δ 3.248) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5aa0fc

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #69a9fc, #78b1fc, #87bafd, #96c3fd, #aacefd, #b9d7fe, #c8dffe, #d7e8fe, #e6f1fe, #f5f9ff
- Shades (toward black): #3c8ffb, #197bfa, #056bf0, #045dd2, #0450b4, #034091, #023373, #022655, #011632, #000914

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #fcb65a
- Analogous: #5af1fc, #655afc
- Triadic: #fc5aa0, #a0fc5a
- Split-complementary: #fc655a, #f1fc5a
- Tetradic: #fc5af1, #fcb65a, #5afc65

## Colors that go with #5aa0fc

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #5aa0fc: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Blizzard (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/blizzard-com), Lamborghini (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lamborghini-com), Lido (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lido), Lagoon (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#lagoon). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #5aa0fc in 7 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Salesforce (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/salesforce-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #5aa0fc, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Unity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unity-com), Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Dark Orange** #ff8c00 [pool] — Dark Orange shows up next to #5aa0fc in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Learning App, as the lead colour. Seen in: Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Learning App (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#learning-app), Elastic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/elastic-co), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkorange
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #5aa0fc: 7 real palettes, including Apple's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Coca-Cola (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coca-cola-com), Gopro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gopro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #5aa0fc in 4 real palettes, including Miro's brand system and Prime Video's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Miro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/miro-com), Prime Video (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/primevideo-com), Star Wars (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/starwars-com), Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/phantom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Kraken's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #5aa0fc, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), SoFi (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sofi-com), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: complementary] — Peru sits directly opposite #5aa0fc on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.67:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #056ffa (4.51:1); AA: background → #363636 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #0452b9 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #121212 (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.87:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Terminal** (technical, dark, modern) — #3fb950, #58a6ff, #f778ba, #0b0f14, #e6edf3 — Green for success, blue for links, pink for emphasis — the dark-mode developer family, tuned to sit on near-black without glare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/3fb950-58a6ff-f778ba-0b0f14-e6edf3 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical
- **Blue Mono** (monochrome, cool, clean, technical) — #1e40af, #60a5fa, #bfdbfe, #f8fafc, #172554 — One blue at four lightnesses — monochromatic in the colour-theory sense; the deep step is the text, the pale step the surface tint. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/1e40af-60a5fa-bfdbfe-f8fafc-172554 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/monochrome

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/5aa0fc-9ca9c4-df5a4e-1f1f2d-e9f0f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#5aa0fc" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.