Color
#4e2a9d
#4e2a9drgb(78, 42, 157)hsl(259, 58%, 39%)oklch(0.405 0.174 290.8)Colors that go with #4e2a9d
Olive Green, Midnight Blue and Royal 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.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #4e2a9d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #4e2a9d in 3 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Fintech Trust, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #4e2a9d'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 #4e2a9d — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementForest Green is a split-complement of #4e2a9d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Sienna #a0522d
split-complementSienna is a split-complement of #4e2a9d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the text near-black for #4e2a9d: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #4e2a9d in two real palettes: Behance's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #4e2a9d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #4e2a9d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.8:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.14:1 | 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 #4e2a9d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#4e2a9d reads as cool, modern. 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 #4e2a9d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4e2a9d-ad9cc4-dfc74e-2a1f2d-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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