Color
#bd48db
#bd48dbrgb(189, 72, 219)hsl(288, 67%, 57%)oklch(0.619 0.228 318.7)Colors that go with #bd48db
Olive Drab, 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.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
complementaryOlive Drab sits directly opposite #bd48db on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
split-complementshippedDark Cyan is a split-complement of #bd48db: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #bd48db: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #bd48db: 3 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Peacock, as the supporting colour.
Olive Green #808000
split-complementOlive Green is a split-complement of #bd48db: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Medium Purple #9370db
analogousshippedMedium Purple is #bd48db's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #bd48db in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
triadicCopper completes a triad with #bd48db — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Real palettes that use #bd48db
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #bd48db as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.11:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.11:1 | 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 #bd48db as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#bd48db 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 #bd48db and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
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