Color
#5e489d
#5e489drgb(94, 72, 157)hsl(256, 37%, 45%)oklch(0.468 0.133 292.4)Colors that go with #5e489d
Charcoal, Sea Green 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #5e489d: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #5e489d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Steel Blue #4682b4
analogousshippedSteel Blue is #5e489d's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and Tesco's brand system put Blue beside #5e489d, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #5e489d in 10 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #5e489d: 4 real palettes, including Datadog's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped18 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Paramount+'s brand system put Midnight Blue beside #5e489d, as the lead colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #5e489d in 4 real palettes, including Walgreens's brand system and L'Oréal's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #5e489d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #5e489d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.27:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.89:1 | 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 #5e489d as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#5e489d reads as cool, modern. 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 #5e489d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/5e489d-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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