Color
#74156c
#74156crgb(116, 21, 108)hsl(305, 69%, 27%)oklch(0.398 0.16 332)Colors that go with #74156c
Sea Green, Teal and Olive 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementarySea Green sits directly opposite #74156c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementTeal is a split-complement of #74156c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #74156c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
analogousshippedBlue Violet is #74156c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #74156c: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cream #fffdd0
neutralCream is the surface #74156c wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #74156c reads softer on it than on pure white.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #74156c: two real palettes: Hinge's brand system and Slack's brand system, as the accent.
Sandy Brown #f4a460
shippedSandy Brown is paired with #74156c in two real palettes: Dusk Gradient and Golden Hour, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #74156c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #74156c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 10.16:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.07:1 | 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 #74156c as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#74156c reads as warm, vivid, dark. 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 #74156c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/74156c-c19fba-8ccb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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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