Color
#b173de
#b173dergb(177, 115, 222)hsl(275, 62%, 66%)oklch(0.664 0.164 309.3)Colors that go with #b173de
Medium Sea Green, Amber and Dark Goldenrod 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.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
complementaryshippedMedium Sea Green sits directly opposite #b173de 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 #b173de in 3 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
split-complementDark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #b173de: 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 #b173de: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #b173de in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b173de in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
triadicCadet Blue completes a triad with #b173de — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Peru #cd853f
triadicPeru completes a triad with #b173de — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #b173de
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b173de as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.29:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.38:1 | 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 #b173de as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b173de reads as cool, vivid, technical. 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 #b173de and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b173de-b89cc4-c0cb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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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