Color
#400660
#400660rgb(64, 6, 96)hsl(279, 88%, 20%)oklch(0.293 0.141 308.4)Colors that go with #400660
Charcoal, 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #400660: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #400660 in 4 real palettes, including Casper Sleep's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #400660: 4 real palettes, including Discover's brand system and Bank of America's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #400660's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
complementaryOlive Drab sits directly opposite #400660 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Tomato #ff6347
shipped3 real palettes, including dbt Labs's brand system and Golden Hour put Tomato beside #400660, as the lead colour.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementSea Green is a split-complement of #400660: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #400660: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #400660
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #400660 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 14.86:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.41:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #400660 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#400660 reads as cool, vivid, dark. 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 #400660 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/400660-b99fc1-b9cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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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