Color
#6b4db3
#6b4db3rgb(107, 77, 179)hsl(258, 40%, 50%)oklch(0.504 0.155 293.6)Colors that go with #6b4db3
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 #6b4db3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #6b4db3's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #6b4db3: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #6b4db3 in 4 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Pixar's brand system and Zillow's brand system put Blue beside #6b4db3, as the accent.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #6b4db3: 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Unilever's brand system, as the lead colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #6b4db3: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Gopro's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #6b4db3 in 13 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Marvel's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #6b4db3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #6b4db3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.29:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.34:1 | 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 #6b4db3 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#6b4db3 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 #6b4db3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/6b4db3-ad9cc4-dfc44e-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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