Color
#a04aba
#a04abargb(160, 74, 186)hsl(286, 45%, 51%)oklch(0.564 0.183 317.7)Colors that go with #a04aba
Sea Green, Teal and Dark Cyan 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.
Sea Green #2e8b57
complementarySea Green sits directly opposite #a04aba on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Teal #008080
split-complementshippedTeal is a split-complement of #a04aba: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
triadicshippedDark Cyan completes a triad with #a04aba — 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 #a04aba: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the text near-black for #a04aba: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Copper #b87333
triadicCopper completes a triad with #a04aba — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Slate Blue #6a5acd
analogousSlate Blue is #a04aba's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Coral #ff7f50
shippedCoral is paired with #a04aba in Dusk Gradient, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #a04aba
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a04aba as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.02:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.18:1 | 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 #a04aba as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a04aba 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 #a04aba and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a04aba-bd9fc1-adcb62-2d1f2a-ece9f1?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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