Color
#493b4e
#493b4ergb(73, 59, 78)hsl(284, 14%, 27%)oklch(0.375 0.037 317.1)Colors that go with #493b4e
Sea Green, Teal and 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementaryshippedSea Green sits directly opposite #493b4e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #493b4e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped8 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #493b4e, as the supporting colour.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped4 real palettes, including Nursery and Garden Wedding put Blush Pink beside #493b4e, as the lead colour.
Burlywood #deb887
shippedBurlywood is paired with #493b4e in 4 real palettes, including Velvet and Polaroid, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
shippedDesigners have shipped Cadet Blue with #493b4e: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Paper & Pine, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #493b4e: 7 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Bramble.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #493b4e: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #493b4e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #493b4e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.4:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.02:1 | 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 #493b4e as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#493b4e 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 #493b4e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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