Color
#a4c6db
#a4c6dbrgb(164, 198, 219)hsl(203, 43%, 75%)oklch(0.809 0.047 235.3)Colors that go with #a4c6db
Charcoal, Dark Salmon and Crimson 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 #a4c6db: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Salmon #e9967a
complementaryshippedDark Salmon sits directly opposite #a4c6db on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #a4c6db in 5 real palettes, including Frost & Ember and Tiffany & Co.'s brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #a4c6db: 5 real palettes, including Max's brand system and Salesforce's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a4c6db: 7 real palettes, including Nikon's brand system and UEFA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Telehealth and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #a4c6db, as the text colour against it.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #a4c6db: 4 real palettes, including Stone and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped10 real palettes, including Still Water and Dusty Blue put Slate Gray beside #a4c6db, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a4c6db
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a4c6db as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.8:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 11.68:1 | 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 #a4c6db as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a4c6db 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 #a4c6db and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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