Color
#b9508d
#b9508drgb(185, 80, 141)hsl(325, 43%, 52%)oklch(0.584 0.152 346.9)Colors that go with #b9508d
Taupe, Dark Cyan and Charcoal 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #b9508d in 4 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #b9508d 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 body-text near-black for #b9508d: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #b9508d in 3 real palettes, including The Ordinary's brand system and Redfin's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #b9508d: 3 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #b9508d in 3 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the accent.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
split-complementOlive Drab is a split-complement of #b9508d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #b9508d in two real palettes: Klarna US's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #b9508d
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #b9508d as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4.57:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.59:1 | 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 #b9508d as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#b9508d reads as warm. 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 #b9508d and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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