Color
#87b2e3
#87b2e3rgb(135, 178, 227)hsl(212, 62%, 71%)oklch(0.751 0.085 252.2)Colors that go with #87b2e3
Charcoal, Amber and Blue 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 #87b2e3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #87b2e3 in 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Blueprint, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #87b2e3, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #87b2e3 in 4 real palettes, including PayPal's brand system and Learning App, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #87b2e3: 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 #87b2e3: 4 real palettes, including Patreon's brand system and Opensea's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including First Snow and Telehealth put Midnight Blue beside #87b2e3, as the text colour against it.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
split-complementshippedDark Salmon is a split-complement of #87b2e3: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #87b2e3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #87b2e3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.21:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.51:1 | 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 #87b2e3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#87b2e3 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 #87b2e3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/87b2e3-9caac4-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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