Color
#856dab
#856dabrgb(133, 109, 171)hsl(263, 27%, 55%)oklch(0.582 0.096 301.3)Colors that go with #856dab
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 #856dab: 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 #856dab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #856dab in 4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Retro Pop, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #856dab: 4 real palettes, including Campus and The New York Times's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped5 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #856dab, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #856dab in 11 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Graphite Mono, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #856dab 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 #856dab in 3 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Wired's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #856dab
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #856dab as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.4:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.77:1 | 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 #856dab 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 #856dab and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/856dab-b09cc4-dfd04e-2b1f2d-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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