Color
#79aae2
#79aae2rgb(121, 170, 226)hsl(212, 64%, 68%)oklch(0.725 0.097 252.4)Colors that go with #79aae2
Charcoal, Peru 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 #79aae2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Peru #cd853f
complementaryshippedPeru sits directly opposite #79aae2 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 #79aae2 in 6 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Blueprint, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Warp's brand system put Blue beside #79aae2, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #79aae2 in 4 real palettes, including Learning App and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #79aae2: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Open House, as the accent.
Emerald Green #50c878
triadicshippedEmerald Green completes a triad with #79aae2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #79aae2 in 4 real palettes, including Terminal and Spotify's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #79aae2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #79aae2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.42:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.66:1 | 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 #79aae2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#79aae2 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 #79aae2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/79aae2-9caac4-df564e-1f202d-e9f1f1?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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