Color
#9499ff
#9499ffrgb(148, 153, 255)hsl(237, 100%, 79%)oklch(0.722 0.147 279.9)Colors that go with #9499ff
Charcoal, Goldenrod and Amber 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 #9499ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Goldenrod #daa520
complementaryshippedGoldenrod sits directly opposite #9499ff on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #9499ff in 6 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Blueprint, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #9499ff: 5 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9499ff: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #9499ff in 4 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Terminal, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Blue Mono and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #9499ff, as the text colour against it.
Orange Red #ff4500
shippedOrange Red is paired with #9499ff in 4 real palettes, including Cursor's brand system and Figma's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #9499ff
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9499ff as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.54:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.26:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #9499ff as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#9499ff reads as cool, vivid, light. 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 #9499ff and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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