Color
#a87aa0
#a87aa0rgb(168, 122, 160)hsl(310, 21%, 57%)oklch(0.638 0.077 332.7)Colors that go with #a87aa0
Charcoal, Cadet Blue and Copper 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #a87aa0: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryshippedCadet Blue sits directly opposite #a87aa0 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #a87aa0: 4 real palettes, including Atelier and Dusk, as the accent.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #a87aa0 in 17 real palettes, including Typewriter and Dusk, as the lead colour.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
split-complementshippedOlive Drab is a split-complement of #a87aa0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shipped3 real palettes, including Estate and Blush put Blush Pink beside #a87aa0, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #a87aa0: 3 real palettes, including Dusk and Open House, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #a87aa0: 3 real palettes, including Studio Grey and Notion's brand system, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #a87aa0
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #a87aa0 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.53:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.96:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #a87aa0 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#a87aa0 reads as warm, muted, editorial. 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 #a87aa0 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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