Color
#aa5588
#aa5588rgb(170, 85, 136)hsl(324, 33%, 50%)oklch(0.569 0.127 345)Colors that go with #aa5588
Taupe, Dark Cyan and Sea Green 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #aa5588 in 4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #aa5588 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #aa5588: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #aa5588: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #aa5588: two real palettes: Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Orange #ffa500
shippedTwo real palettes: Sunset Boulevard and Rippling's brand system put Orange beside #aa5588, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #aa5588 in two real palettes: Chase's brand system and Ubisoft's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicSteel Blue completes a triad with #aa5588 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #aa5588
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aa5588 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.81:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.36:1 | 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 #aa5588 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#aa5588 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 #aa5588 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/aa5588-c19faf-6bcb62-2d1f22-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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