Color
#bb5d88
#bb5d88rgb(187, 93, 136)hsl(333, 41%, 55%)oklch(0.603 0.13 353)Colors that go with #bb5d88
Royal Blue, Taupe and Dark Cyan 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.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #bb5d88 in 4 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Zed's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #bb5d88 in 7 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Clay & Linen, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #bb5d88 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #bb5d88: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #bb5d88: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #bb5d88 in 3 real palettes, including Cartier's brand system and Redfin's brand system, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Steel Blue #4682b4
triadicshippedSteel Blue completes a triad with #bb5d88 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #bb5d88 in two real palettes: Klarna US's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #bb5d88
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bb5d88 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.17:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.03:1 | 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 #bb5d88 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#bb5d88 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 #bb5d88 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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