Color
#c38bda
#c38bdargb(195, 139, 218)hsl(283, 52%, 70%)oklch(0.72 0.126 315.7)Colors that go with #c38bda
Amber, Midnight Blue and Taupe 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.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #c38bda in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Gumroad's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #c38bda, as the text colour against it.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #c38bda in 5 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Blossom, as the text colour against it.
Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f
complementaryDark Sea Green sits directly opposite #c38bda on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
split-complementshippedDark Khaki is a split-complement of #c38bda: 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 #c38bda: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #c38bda in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Supabase's brand system, as the accent.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
shippedMedium Slate Blue shows up next to #c38bda in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Lavender Haze, as the supporting colour.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c38bda as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.62:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.03:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #c38bda 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
#c38bda reads as cool, light, clean. 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 #c38bda and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c38bda-bb9fc1-b2cb62-2d1f2b-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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