Color
#551b98
#551b98rgb(85, 27, 152)hsl(268, 70%, 35%)oklch(0.391 0.184 298)Colors that go with #551b98
Royal Blue, Crimson and Steel 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #551b98'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 #551b98 in 5 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
shippedDesigners have shipped Steel Blue with #551b98: 4 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and Fintech Trust, as the accent.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #551b98 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #551b98: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #551b98: 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Hinge'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 #551b98, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #551b98 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #551b98
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #551b98 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.52:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2:1 | 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 #551b98 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#551b98 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 #551b98 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/551b98-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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