Color
#a42d72
#a42d72rgb(164, 45, 114)hsl(325, 57%, 41%)oklch(0.501 0.169 349.3)Colors that go with #a42d72
Denim, Taupe and Teal 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.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a42d72: 6 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #a42d72 in 4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Typewriter, as the lead colour.
Teal #008080
complementaryTeal sits directly opposite #a42d72 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 #a42d72: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
analogousshippedCrimson is #a42d72's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #a42d72 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #a42d72 in two real palettes: Ember and Maple, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a42d72: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #a42d72
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a42d72 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 6.57:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 3.2:1 | 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 #a42d72 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a42d72 reads as warm. 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 #a42d72 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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