Color
#520f9f
#520f9frgb(82, 15, 159)hsl(268, 83%, 34%)oklch(0.385 0.199 295.5)Colors that go with #520f9f
Royal Blue, Crimson and Olive Green 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #520f9f's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #520f9f in 4 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Gemstone, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #520f9f on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #520f9f: 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped3 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #520f9f, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #520f9f — 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 #520f9f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #520f9f: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Real palettes that use #520f9f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #520f9f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.89:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 1.93:1 | 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 #520f9f as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#520f9f reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #520f9f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/520f9f-b39cc4-dfdc4e-2c1f2d-e9eaf1?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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