Color
#85a5ff
#85a5ffrgb(133, 165, 255)hsl(224, 100%, 76%)oklch(0.736 0.136 268.1)Colors that go with #85a5ff
Charcoal, Dark Orange and Goldenrod 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 #85a5ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
split-complementshippedDark Orange is a split-complement of #85a5ff: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Goldenrod #daa520
complementaryshippedGoldenrod sits directly opposite #85a5ff 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 #85a5ff in 7 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #85a5ff, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #85a5ff: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #85a5ff: 4 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Opensea's brand system, as the lead colour.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #85a5ff in 4 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Terminal, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #85a5ff
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #85a5ff as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.38:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.82:1 | 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 #85a5ff as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#85a5ff reads as cool, vivid, light. 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 #85a5ff and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/85a5ff-9ca2c4-df724e-221f2d-e9eff1?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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