Color
#52405e
#52405ergb(82, 64, 94)hsl(276, 19%, 31%)oklch(0.403 0.054 311.3)Colors that go with #52405e
Teal, Blue and Champagne 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.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #52405e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Alaska Airlines's brand system put Blue beside #52405e, as the supporting colour.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped4 real palettes, including Bramble and Darkroom put Champagne beside #52405e, as the text colour against it.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #52405e: 5 real palettes, including Bramble and Dusk, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #52405e in 8 real palettes, including Codecademy's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #52405e: 8 real palettes, including HP's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #52405e in 4 real palettes, including Disney's brand system and Fireside, as the accent.
White Smoke #f5f5f5
neutralWhite Smoke is the surface for #52405e: a clean near-white with no warm cast, so the cool hue stays clear instead of drifting muddy.
Real palettes that use #52405e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #52405e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 9.32:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.25:1 | 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 #52405e 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 #52405e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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