Color
#6db5df
#6db5dfrgb(109, 181, 223)hsl(202, 64%, 65%)oklch(0.742 0.095 235.6)Colors that go with #6db5df
Charcoal, Dark Salmon 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 #6db5df: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #6db5df 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 #6db5df in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and NBA's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Uber's brand system put Blue beside #6db5df, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #6db5df in 4 real palettes, including Learning App and PayPal's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #6db5df: 6 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Open House, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped10 real palettes, including First Snow and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #6db5df, as the text colour against it.
Periwinkle #ccccff
shippedPeriwinkle shows up next to #6db5df in 4 real palettes, including Mistral AI's brand system and Calendly's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #6db5df
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6db5df as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.25:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.33:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #6db5df as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#6db5df 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 #6db5df and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/6db5df-9cb1c4-df4e5f-1f222d-e9f1f0?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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