Color
#856ab4
#856ab4rgb(133, 106, 180)hsl(262, 33%, 56%)oklch(0.581 0.114 299.7)Colors that go with #856ab4
Charcoal, Sea Green and Crimson 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 #856ab4: 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 #856ab4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #856ab4 in 4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Retro Pop, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #856ab4: 4 real palettes, including Campus and The New York Times's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #856ab4, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #856ab4 in 9 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Zed's brand system, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #856ab4 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #856ab4 in 3 real palettes, including Warner Bros.'s brand system and Wikipedia's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #856ab4
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #856ab4 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.45:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.72:1 | 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 #856ab4 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 #856ab4 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/856ab4-af9cc4-dfce4e-2a1f2d-e9eaf1?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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