Color
#6b40e2
#6b40e2rgb(107, 64, 226)hsl(256, 74%, 57%)oklch(0.522 0.229 287.9)Colors that go with #6b40e2
Charcoal, Sea Green and Amber 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 #6b40e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Sea Green #2e8b57
triadicshippedSea Green completes a triad with #6b40e2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #6b40e2 in 5 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Walmart's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Signal's brand system and Pixar's brand system put Blue beside #6b40e2, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #6b40e2: 7 real palettes, including NHL's brand system and Warbyparker's brand system, as the accent.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #6b40e2: 6 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #6b40e2 in 10 real palettes, including Gemstone and Netflix's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #6b40e2: 4 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Dairy Queen's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #6b40e2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6b40e2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.08:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.46:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #6b40e2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#6b40e2 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 #6b40e2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/6b40e2-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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