Color
#c49bfd
#c49bfdrgb(196, 155, 253)hsl(265, 96%, 80%)oklch(0.764 0.142 302.4)Colors that go with #c49bfd
Amber, Deep Sky Blue 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 #c49bfd in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Gumroad's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #c49bfd: 4 real palettes, including Calendly's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #c49bfd, as the text colour against it.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #c49bfd in 5 real palettes, including Sephora's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Yellow Green #9acd32
complementaryYellow Green sits directly opposite #c49bfd on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Emerald Green #50c878
split-complementshippedEmerald Green is a split-complement of #c49bfd: 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 #c49bfd: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
shippedMedium Slate Blue shows up next to #c49bfd in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Lavender Haze, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #c49bfd
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #c49bfd as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.22:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 9.45:1 | 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 #c49bfd as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#c49bfd 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 #c49bfd and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/c49bfd-b19cc4-dfd54e-2b1f2d-e9eaf1?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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