Named color
Blue Jay
#5588ddrgb(85, 136, 221)hsl(218, 67%, 60%)oklch(0.631 0.14 260.1)Blue Jay on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Blue Jay
Charcoal, Copper 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 Blue Jay: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
complementaryshippedCopper sits directly opposite Blue Jay 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 Blue Jay in 12 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Heatwave, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped9 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Readymag's brand system put Blue beside Blue Jay, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with Blue Jay: 9 real palettes, including Hershey's's brand system and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Blue Jay in 8 real palettes, including NASCAR's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to Blue Jay in 4 real palettes, including Playground and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with Blue Jay: 10 real palettes, including Telegram's brand system and Patreon's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use Blue Jay
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Blue Jay as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.53:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.95:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Blue Jay as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Blue Jay reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #5588dd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5588dd-9ca6c4-df644e-201f2d-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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