Color
#b261db
#b261dbrgb(178, 97, 219)hsl(280, 63%, 62%)oklch(0.636 0.189 312.9)Colors that go with #b261db
Olive Drab, Charcoal 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.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
complementaryOlive Drab sits directly opposite #b261db on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #b261db: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementCadet Blue is a split-complement of #b261db: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Dark Goldenrod #b8860b
split-complementDark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #b261db: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #b261db in two real palettes: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #b261db: two real palettes: Hasbro's brand system and Linkedin's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Light Sea Green #20b2aa
shippedLight Sea Green shows up next to #b261db in two real palettes: Netlify's brand system and Taco Bell's brand system, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b261db in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use #b261db
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b261db as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 3.73:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.63:1 | 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 #b261db as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b261db 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 #b261db and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/b261db-b99fc1-b8cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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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