Color
#863db3
#863db3rgb(134, 61, 179)hsl(277, 49%, 47%)oklch(0.511 0.184 309.9)Colors that go with #863db3
Sea Green, Denim and Charcoal 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
complementaryshippedSea Green sits directly opposite #863db3 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #863db3: 4 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #863db3: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #863db3 in 3 real palettes, including Gemstone and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped3 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Marvel's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #863db3, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #863db3 in 3 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Datadog's brand system, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
triadicshippedTeal completes a triad with #863db3 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #863db3: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #863db3
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #863db3 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.3:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.33:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #863db3 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#863db3 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 #863db3 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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