Color
#b172ab
#b172abrgb(177, 114, 171)hsl(306, 29%, 57%)oklch(0.638 0.11 330.2)Colors that go with #b172ab
Charcoal, Taupe and Cadet Blue 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 #b172ab: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b172ab in 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Typewriter, as the text colour against it.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryCadet Blue sits directly opposite #b172ab on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
split-complementOlive Drab is a split-complement of #b172ab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blush Pink #e8b4b8
shippedTwo real palettes: Estate and Blush put Blush Pink beside #b172ab, as the accent.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #b172ab: two real palettes: Dusk and Atelier, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #b172ab in two real palettes: Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedTwo real palettes: Plaid's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #b172ab, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #b172ab
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Contrast
| #b172ab as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.58:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.86:1 | 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 #b172ab as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b172ab 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 #b172ab and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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