Color
#888dce
#888dcergb(136, 141, 206)hsl(236, 42%, 67%)oklch(0.665 0.096 280)Colors that go with #888dce
Charcoal, Amber and Blue 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 #888dce: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #888dce in 7 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #888dce, as the accent.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #888dce in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Elastic's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #888dce: 8 real palettes, including Blueprint and Telegram's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #888dce: 7 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the lead colour.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #888dce in 4 real palettes, including Ledger Dark and Obsidian's brand system, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
split-complementshippedMedium Sea Green is a split-complement of #888dce: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #888dce
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #888dce as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.11:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.75:1 | 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 #888dce as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#888dce 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 #888dce and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/888dce-9e9cc4-df8f4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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