Color
#8a40a5
#8a40a5rgb(138, 64, 165)hsl(284, 44%, 45%)oklch(0.511 0.167 316)Colors that go with #8a40a5
Sea Green, Crimson and Denim 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 #8a40a5 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #8a40a5 in 4 real palettes, including Gemstone and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #8a40a5: 4 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #8a40a5: 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 #8a40a5: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #8a40a5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedTwo real palettes: Marvel's brand system and Kraken's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8a40a5, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #8a40a5 in two real palettes: Wayfair's brand system and Semrush's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #8a40a5
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #8a40a5 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.25:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.36:1 | 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 #8a40a5 as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#8a40a5 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 #8a40a5 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/8a40a5-bc9fc1-b1cb62-2d1f2b-ebe9f1?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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