Color
#a428bd
#a428bdrgb(164, 40, 189)hsl(290, 65%, 45%)oklch(0.538 0.228 320.1)Colors that go with #a428bd
Forest Green, Teal and Charcoal 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.
Forest Green #228b22
complementaryForest Green sits directly opposite #a428bd 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 #a428bd: 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 #a428bd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #a428bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #a428bd in two real palettes: Peacock and Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
shippedLight Sea Green is paired with #a428bd in two real palettes: Taco Bell's brand system and Circuit, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Sienna #a0522d
triadicSienna completes a triad with #a428bd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Medium Violet Red #c71585
analogousMedium Violet Red is #a428bd's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Real palettes that use #a428bd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a428bd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.81:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.62:1 | 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 #a428bd as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a428bd reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #a428bd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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