Color
#ada1ed
#ada1edrgb(173, 161, 237)hsl(249, 68%, 78%)oklch(0.748 0.109 290.8)Colors that go with #ada1ed
Charcoal, Deep Sky Blue and Dark Khaki 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 text near-black for #ada1ed: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
analogousshippedDeep Sky Blue is #ada1ed's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite #ada1ed on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #ada1ed in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and NBA's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ada1ed: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Open House, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped6 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #ada1ed, as the text colour against it.
Periwinkle #ccccff
shippedPeriwinkle shows up next to #ada1ed in 4 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Calendly's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedDesigners have shipped Powder Blue with #ada1ed: 4 real palettes, including First Snow and Crypto.com's brand system, as the accent.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ada1ed as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.31:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.1:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #ada1ed as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#ada1ed reads as cool, vivid, light. 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 #ada1ed and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ada1ed-a79cc4-dfae4e-271f2d-e9ecf1?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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