Color
#cbc5f1
#cbc5f1rgb(203, 197, 241)hsl(248, 61%, 86%)oklch(0.843 0.061 291.3)Colors that go with #cbc5f1
Charcoal, Dark Khaki and Crimson 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.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #cbc5f1: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Dark Khaki #bdb76b
complementaryshippedDark Khaki sits directly opposite #cbc5f1 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #cbc5f1 in 4 real palettes, including Frost & Ember and Cartier's brand system, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #cbc5f1: 7 real palettes, including Calendly's brand system and Mistral AI's brand system, as the lead colour.
Eggplant #614051
shippedEggplant shows up next to #cbc5f1 in 4 real palettes, including Blush and Sepia Mono, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped7 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #cbc5f1, as the text colour against it.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #cbc5f1: 5 real palettes, including Stone and Oatmeal, as the supporting colour.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped10 real palettes, including Dusty Blue and Midnight Luxe put Slate Gray beside #cbc5f1, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #cbc5f1
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cbc5f1 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 1.64:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 12.8:1 | 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 #cbc5f1 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#cbc5f1 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 #cbc5f1 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cbc5f1-a69cc4-dfac4e-271f2d-e9ecf1?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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