Color
#40375c
#40375crgb(64, 55, 92)hsl(255, 25%, 29%)oklch(0.363 0.063 294.2)Colors that go with #40375c
Sea Green, Steel Blue and Teal 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #40375c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #40375c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #40375c — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
complementaryshippedDark Olive Green sits directly opposite #40375c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Blue #0000ff
shipped10 real palettes, including Alaska Airlines's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system put Blue beside #40375c, as the accent.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #40375c, as the lead colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #40375c in 4 real palettes, including Polaroid and Velvet, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #40375c: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #40375c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #40375c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.94:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.92:1 | 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 #40375c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#40375c reads as cool, muted, 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 #40375c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/40375c-ab9cc4-dfbd4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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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