Color
#97b0e2
#97b0e2rgb(151, 176, 226)hsl(220, 56%, 74%)oklch(0.756 0.078 263.9)Colors that go with #97b0e2
Charcoal, Amber and Dark Orange 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 #97b0e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #97b0e2 in 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #97b0e2 in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and PayPal's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including First Snow and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #97b0e2, as the text colour against it.
Periwinkle #ccccff
shippedPeriwinkle shows up next to #97b0e2 in 4 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Calendly's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #97b0e2: 6 real palettes, including First Snow and Crypto.com's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #97b0e2 in 7 real palettes, including 1password's brand system and Telehealth, as the accent.
Sand #c2b280
complementarySand sits directly opposite #97b0e2 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #97b0e2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #97b0e2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.18:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.62:1 | 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 #97b0e2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#97b0e2 reads as cool, light, clean. 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 #97b0e2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/97b0e2-9ca5c4-df694e-211f2d-e9f0f1?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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