Color
#836dab
#836dabrgb(131, 109, 171)hsl(261, 27%, 55%)oklch(0.581 0.096 299.7)Colors that go with #836dab
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 #836dab: 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 #836dab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #836dab in 5 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with #836dab: 4 real palettes, including Fintech Trust and Ink & Paper, as the lead colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #836dab in 6 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Retro Pop, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #836dab: 7 real palettes, including Campus and The New York Times's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #836dab, as the supporting colour.
Red #ff0000
shippedRed is paired with #836dab in 4 real palettes, including Nike's brand system and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #836dab
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #836dab as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.43:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.74:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #836dab as the background.
Brands using this color
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 #836dab and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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