Color
#8a119c
#8a119crgb(138, 17, 156)hsl(292, 80%, 34%)oklch(0.463 0.209 321.7)Colors that go with #8a119c
Forest Green, Teal 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.
Forest Green #228b22
complementaryForest Green sits directly opposite #8a119c on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #8a119c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #8a119c: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #8a119c in 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #8a119c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #8a119c in two real palettes: Lenovo's brand system and Gemstone, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #8a119c in two real palettes: Datadog's brand system and Superhuman's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
analogousMedium Violet Red is #8a119c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Real palettes that use #8a119c
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #8a119c as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.95:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.64:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #8a119c as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#8a119c reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #8a119c and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/8a119c-c09fc1-a3cb62-2d1f29-ece9f1?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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