I love brown and blue together but I think it would look odd with the color of the monogram itself it that makes sense. I don't think the blue has to be really pale, my sofa cushions have a bit of turquoise in them and I think they look great.
P.S. After looking at the pictures above I changed my mind, the blue is just
I like blue and pink with the brown mono. If I picked, I guess I would pick the pink.... but..... blue is just as pretty and seems to be more rare because I havent seen it before today. Okay, I'm no help.