Color

#3e556a

#3e556a
hex#3e556a
rgbrgb(62, 85, 106)
hslhsl(209, 26%, 33%)
oklchoklch(0.439 0.045 246.6)
Closest name: Black Orchid (#525463)Relative luminance 0.0856

Colors that go with #3e556a

Sienna, Blue and Cadet Blue 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.

Real palettes that use #3e556a

Tints & shades

Every swatch is its own page — click any to analyze it.

Harmonies

Complementary

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#6a533e

#3e6a69 · #3e3f6a

#6a3e55 · #556a3e

Split-complementary

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#6a3e3f · #6a693e

#693e6a · #6a533e · #3f6a3e

Contrast

#3e556a as textRatioAAAA largeAAAFix
Aaon white
7.74:1passpasspassPasses AAA — no fix needed.
Aaon black
2.71:1failfailfail
  • AA: use #597997 as the text (4.61:1)
  • AAA: use #7e9ab4 as the text (7.17:1)
  • AA: or shift the background to #c7c7c7 (4.58:1)
  • AAA: or shift the background to #f5f5f5 (7.1:1)

Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #3e556a as the background.

Brands using this color

mcpConnect your agent — build around #3e556a
live endpoint

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.

endpointhttps://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
try this prompt

analyze #3e556a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link

tool url/palettes/new/3e556a-9cacc4-df4e4e-1f212d-e9f1f1?lock=0&style=vibrant

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Machine-readable: color.md