Color
#b042bd
#b042bdrgb(176, 66, 189)hsl(294, 48%, 50%)oklch(0.578 0.204 323.3)Colors that go with #b042bd
Forest Green, Dark Cyan and Olive 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.
Forest Green #228b22
complementaryForest Green sits directly opposite #b042bd 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 #b042bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #b042bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralCharcoal is the text near-black for #b042bd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
analogousMedium Slate Blue is #b042bd's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDenim is paired with #b042bd in Peacock, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
shippedHot Pink is paired with #b042bd in Lavender Haze, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Lime #00ff00
shippedLime is paired with #b042bd in Laser, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #b042bd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b042bd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.82:1 | 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 #b042bd as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b042bd 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 #b042bd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b042bd-c19fc0-9fcb62-2d1f29-ede9f1?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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