Color
#9ca0d8
#9ca0d8rgb(156, 160, 216)hsl(236, 43%, 73%)oklch(0.723 0.081 281)Colors that go with #9ca0d8
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 #9ca0d8: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #9ca0d8 in 5 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #9ca0d8 in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #9ca0d8: 4 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Remix's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9ca0d8: 4 real palettes, including Open House and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #9ca0d8: 5 real palettes, including Venmo's brand system and Opensea's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped9 real palettes, including First Snow and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #9ca0d8, as the text colour against it.
Sand #c2b280
complementarySand sits directly opposite #9ca0d8 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9ca0d8 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.49:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.43:1 | 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 #9ca0d8 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#9ca0d8 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 #9ca0d8 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9ca0d8-9e9cc4-df8f4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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