Color
#c491de
#c491dergb(196, 145, 222)hsl(280, 54%, 72%)oklch(0.733 0.121 313.8)Colors that go with #c491de
Midnight Blue, Taupe and Dark Sea Green 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.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #c491de in 5 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Lavender Haze, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #c491de in 6 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Blossom, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f
complementaryDark Sea Green sits directly opposite #c491de 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 #c491de: 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 #c491de: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDeep Sky Blue is paired with #c491de in 3 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #c491de in 3 real palettes, including Supabase's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Powder Blue #b0e0e6
shippedPowder Blue is paired with #c491de in 3 real palettes, including Crypto.com's brand system and First Snow, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Real palettes that use #c491de
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c491de as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.48:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.45:1 | 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 #c491de as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c491de 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 #c491de and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c491de-b99fc1-b8cb62-2d1f2c-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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