Color
#6485af
#6485afrgb(100, 133, 175)hsl(214, 32%, 54%)oklch(0.608 0.074 254.8)Colors that go with #6485af
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 #6485af: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite #6485af 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 #6485af in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #6485af: 6 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Glacier, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #6485af in 5 real palettes, including Retro Pop and Marvel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #6485af: 5 real palettes, including Astro's brand system and Deep Water, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #6485af: 13 real palettes, including Campus and American Express's brand system, as the lead colour.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #6485af in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6485af as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.81:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.52:1 | 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 #6485af 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 #6485af and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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