Color
Dusk
#4e5481rgb(78, 84, 129)hsl(233, 25%, 41%)oklch(0.461 0.074 277.3)Colors that go with Dusk
Crimson, Denim and Goldenrod 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.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with Dusk in 4 real palettes, including Amazon's brand system and Netflix's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with Dusk in 5 real palettes, including Dutch Bros's brand system and General Mills's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod is paired with Dusk in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Mid-Century, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with Dusk in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Fintech Trust, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with Dusk in 5 real palettes, including First Snow and Open House, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedPowder Blue is paired with Dusk in 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Glacier, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for Dusk: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with Dusk — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use Dusk
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Dusk as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.22:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.91:1 | 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 Dusk as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
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 #4e5481 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/4e5481-9c9cc4-df884e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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