Color
#9ca2e2
#9ca2e2rgb(156, 162, 226)hsl(235, 55%, 75%)oklch(0.731 0.093 279.7)Colors that go with #9ca2e2
Charcoal, Dark Khaki and Deep Sky Blue 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 #9ca2e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite #9ca2e2 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is #9ca2e2's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #9ca2e2 in 6 real palettes, including First Snow and Lavender Milk, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Slate Gray #708090
shippedSlate Gray is paired with #9ca2e2 in 6 real palettes, including Graphite and Midnight Luxe, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #9ca2e2 in 10 real palettes, including Cursor's brand system and Dusk, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Goldenrod #daa520
split-complementshippedGoldenrod is a split-complement of #9ca2e2: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #9ca2e2 in 3 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Terminal, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #9ca2e2
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9ca2e2 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.42:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.68:1 | 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 #9ca2e2 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#9ca2e2 reads as cool, light, clean. 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 #9ca2e2 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9ca2e2-9e9cc4-df8d4e-241f2d-e9eef1?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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