Color
#742e8a
#742e8argb(116, 46, 138)hsl(286, 50%, 36%)oklch(0.441 0.156 317.1)Colors that go with #742e8a
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 #742e8a 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-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #742e8a: 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 #742e8a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the text near-black for #742e8a: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #742e8a in two real palettes: Slack's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Sandy Brown #f4a460
shippedSandy Brown is paired with #742e8a in two real palettes: Dusk Gradient and Golden Hour, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Sienna #a0522d
triadicSienna completes a triad with #742e8a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
analogousSlate Blue is #742e8a's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Real palettes that use #742e8a
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #742e8a as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 8.4:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.5:1 | 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 #742e8a as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#742e8a 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 #742e8a and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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