Color
#aa40ba
#aa40bargb(170, 64, 186)hsl(292, 49%, 49%)oklch(0.566 0.201 322.2)Colors that go with #aa40ba
Forest Green, Dark Cyan 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 #aa40ba on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
split-complementshippedDark Cyan is a split-complement of #aa40ba: 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 #aa40ba: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #aa40ba: 3 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Peacock, as the supporting colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #aa40ba in 3 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the lead colour.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #aa40ba: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #aa40ba in two real palettes: Gemstone and The Ordinary's brand system, as the accent.
Orange #ffa500
shippedTwo real palettes: Rippling's brand system and Sunset Boulevard put Orange beside #aa40ba, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #aa40ba
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aa40ba as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 5.06:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.15:1 | 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 #aa40ba as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#aa40ba 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 #aa40ba and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/aa40ba-c09fc1-a3cb62-2d1f29-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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