Color
#a31478
#a31478rgb(163, 20, 120)hsl(318, 78%, 36%)oklch(0.485 0.195 344.6)Colors that go with #a31478
Sea Green, Forest Green and Denim 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 #a31478 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Forest Green #228b22
split-complementshippedForest Green is a split-complement of #a31478: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a31478: 3 real palettes, including Peacock and Chase's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Teal #008080
split-complementTeal is a split-complement of #a31478: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #a31478's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a31478: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #a31478 in two real palettes: Chase's brand system and Wayfair's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #a31478 in two real palettes: Wayfair's brand system and Garnet, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #a31478
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a31478 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.17:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.93:1 | 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 #a31478 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#a31478 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 #a31478 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/a31478-c19fb3-75cb62-2d1f23-f0e9f1?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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