Color
#5b486a
#5b486argb(91, 72, 106)hsl(274, 19%, 35%)oklch(0.435 0.059 309.5)Colors that go with #5b486a
Teal, Blue 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.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #5b486a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Jeep's brand system put Blue beside #5b486a, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5b486a in 6 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5b486a: 7 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #5b486a in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Fireside, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #5b486a in 4 real palettes, including Console Light and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Lufthansa's brand system and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #5b486a, as the lead colour.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #5b486a: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #5b486a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5b486a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.14:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.58:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #5b486a as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #5b486a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5b486a-b79cc4-c2cb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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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