Color
#5e2db9
#5e2db9rgb(94, 45, 185)hsl(261, 61%, 45%)oklch(0.45 0.203 292.1)Colors that go with #5e2db9
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Cornflower 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #5e2db9: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #5e2db9's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #5e2db9: 5 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Peacock's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5e2db9 in 6 real palettes, including Gemstone and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #5e2db9: 6 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Linkedin's brand system, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #5e2db9: 4 real palettes, including Datadog's brand system and MLB's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #5e2db9, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #5e2db9 in 4 real palettes, including Twitch's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #5e2db9
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5e2db9 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.23:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.55:1 | 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 #5e2db9 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5e2db9 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 #5e2db9 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5e2db9-af9cc4-dfcb4e-2a1f2d-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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