Color
#9040f2
#9040f2rgb(144, 64, 242)hsl(267, 87%, 60%)oklch(0.573 0.247 298.6)Colors that go with #9040f2
Royal Blue, Olive Green 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #9040f2's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Olive Green #808000
complementaryOlive Green sits directly opposite #9040f2 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #9040f2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #9040f2 in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Superhuman's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
triadicshippedDark Cyan completes a triad with #9040f2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementForest Green is a split-complement of #9040f2: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #9040f2: two real palettes: Render's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9040f2: two real palettes: Hasbro's brand system and Peacock, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #9040f2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9040f2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.2:1 | 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 #9040f2 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#9040f2 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 #9040f2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9040f2-b39cc4-dfda4e-2c1f2d-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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