Color
#995cc1
#995cc1rgb(153, 92, 193)hsl(276, 45%, 56%)oklch(0.586 0.159 310.3)Colors that go with #995cc1
Taupe, Olive Drab and Sea Green 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #995cc1 in 4 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Superhuman's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
complementaryOlive Drab sits directly opposite #995cc1 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #995cc1: 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 #995cc1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #995cc1: 3 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Hasbro's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped3 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #995cc1, as the supporting colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
triadicshippedDark Cyan completes a triad with #995cc1 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #995cc1: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Real palettes that use #995cc1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #995cc1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.51:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.66:1 | 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 #995cc1 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#995cc1 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 #995cc1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/995cc1-b99cc4-bfcb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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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