Color
#97cdd3
#97cdd3rgb(151, 205, 211)hsl(186, 41%, 71%)oklch(0.813 0.056 204.7)Colors that go with #97cdd3
Charcoal, Dark Salmon and Deep Sky 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 #97cdd3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #97cdd3 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #97cdd3: 6 real palettes, including Max's brand system and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #97cdd3: 4 real palettes, including UEFA's brand system and Nikon's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Telehealth and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #97cdd3, as the text colour against it.
Plum #dda0dd
triadicshippedPlum completes a triad with #97cdd3 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #97cdd3 in 4 real palettes, including Telehealth and 1password's brand system, as the lead colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped10 real palettes, including Still Water and Dusty Blue put Slate Gray beside #97cdd3, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #97cdd3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #97cdd3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.75:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.99:1 | 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 #97cdd3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#97cdd3 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 #97cdd3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/97cdd3-a2b8be-df4e86-1f262d-e9f1ee?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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