Color
#542ebd
#542ebdrgb(84, 46, 189)hsl(256, 61%, 46%)oklch(0.445 0.207 286.8)Colors that go with #542ebd
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sea 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #542ebd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #542ebd's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #542ebd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Zillow's brand system and Procter & Gamble's brand system put Blue beside #542ebd, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #542ebd: 5 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Qualcomm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #542ebd in 7 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Gemstone, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #542ebd: 8 real palettes, including Unilever's brand system and Intel's brand system, as the accent.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #542ebd: 5 real palettes, including Datadog's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #542ebd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #542ebd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.39:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.5:1 | 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 #542ebd as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#542ebd 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 #542ebd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/542ebd-ab9cc4-dfbf4e-291f2d-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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