Color
#f02486
#f02486rgb(240, 36, 134)hsl(331, 87%, 54%)oklch(0.631 0.24 359)Colors that go with #f02486
Cadet Blue, Crimson and Denim 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #f02486 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 #f02486 in 6 real palettes, including The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #f02486: 5 real palettes, including Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #f02486 in 4 real palettes, including Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
split-complementshippedMedium Sea Green is a split-complement of #f02486: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #f02486: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #f02486 in 3 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the accent.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #f02486 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #f02486
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #f02486 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.96:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.3:1 | 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 #f02486 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#f02486 reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #f02486 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/f02486-c49cab-62cb66-2d1f20-f1e9f1?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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