Color
#c157db
#c157dbrgb(193, 87, 219)hsl(288, 65%, 60%)oklch(0.641 0.21 319.3)Colors that go with #c157db
Olive Drab, Cadet Blue 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.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
complementaryOlive Drab sits directly opposite #c157db on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementCadet Blue is a split-complement of #c157db: 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 #c157db: 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 #c157db: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Hot Pink #ff69b4
shippedHot Pink is paired with #c157db in Lavender Haze, as the accent — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Lime #00ff00
shippedLime is paired with #c157db in Laser, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Mauve #e0b0ff
shippedMauve is paired with #c157db in Lavender Haze, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #c157db in Lavender Haze, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #c157db
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c157db as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.71:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.65:1 | 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 #c157db as the background.
Brands using this color
No public brand in the corpus uses this exact color yet. Extract a brand to add one.
Fonts for this mood
#c157db 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 #c157db and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c157db-be9fc1-aacb62-2d1f2a-ece9f1?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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