Color
#9d255b
#9d255brgb(157, 37, 91)hsl(333, 62%, 38%)oklch(0.473 0.162 358.2)Colors that go with #9d255b
Crimson, Denim and Taupe 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.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #9d255b in 5 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #9d255b: 7 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and State Farm's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #9d255b in 14 real palettes, including Typewriter and Tommy Hilfiger's brand system, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
complementaryTeal sits directly opposite #9d255b 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 body-text near-black for #9d255b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #9d255b: 3 real palettes, including Chipotle's brand system and Bramble, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #9d255b in 3 real palettes, including Fireside and Candlelight, as the accent.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped3 real palettes, including Typewriter and Newsprint put Slate Gray beside #9d255b, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #9d255b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #9d255b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.37:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.85:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #9d255b 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
#9d255b reads as warm, vivid, playful. 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 #9d255b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/9d255b-c49ca9-62cb69-2d1f20-f1e9f0?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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