Color
#a6aee3
#a6aee3rgb(166, 174, 227)hsl(232, 52%, 77%)oklch(0.763 0.077 277.8)Colors that go with #a6aee3
Charcoal, Dark Khaki and Amber 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 #a6aee3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite #a6aee3 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #a6aee3 in 4 real palettes, including NBA's brand system and Ahrefs's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #a6aee3: 4 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Max's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #a6aee3, as the text colour against it.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #a6aee3: 6 real palettes, including First Snow and Crypto.com's brand system, as the accent.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #a6aee3 in 5 real palettes, including 1password's brand system and Telehealth, as the accent.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped9 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Still Water put Slate Gray beside #a6aee3, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #a6aee3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a6aee3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.15:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.79:1 | 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 #a6aee3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a6aee3 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 #a6aee3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a6aee3-9c9dc4-df864e-231f2d-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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