Color
#c491ee
#c491eergb(196, 145, 238)hsl(273, 73%, 75%)oklch(0.74 0.14 308.5)Colors that go with #c491ee
Amber, Emerald Green and Midnight Blue 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 #c491ee in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Gumroad's brand system, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Emerald Green #50c878
split-complementshippedEmerald Green is a split-complement of #c491ee: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Midnight Blue #191970
shippedMidnight Blue is paired with #c491ee in 4 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Lavender Milk, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #c491ee in 4 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the text colour against it — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Yellow Green #9acd32
complementaryYellow Green sits directly opposite #c491ee on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #c491ee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
shippedMedium Slate Blue is paired with #c491ee in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Lavender Haze, as the supporting colour — a combination designers have actually shipped, not a computed rotation.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
split-complementDark Khaki is a split-complement of #c491ee: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c491ee as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.43:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.63:1 | 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 #c491ee as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c491ee reads as cool, vivid, light. 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 #c491ee and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c491ee-b79cc4-c4cb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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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