Color
#cd517e
#cd517ergb(205, 81, 126)hsl(338, 55%, 56%)oklch(0.61 0.162 0.5)Colors that go with #cd517e
Cadet Blue, Charcoal and Denim 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.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
split-complementshippedCadet Blue is a split-complement of #cd517e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #cd517e: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #cd517e: 9 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the lead colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #cd517e in 7 real palettes, including Ubisoft's brand system and Zed's brand system, as the accent.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #cd517e: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #cd517e in 12 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Zed's brand system, as the lead colour.
Dark Cyan #008b8b
complementaryDark Cyan sits directly opposite #cd517e on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #cd517e in 3 real palettes, including Tequila Sunrise and Tabloid, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #cd517e
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cd517e as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.14:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.07:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #cd517e 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
#cd517e reads as warm. 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 #cd517e and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cd517e-c49ca6-62cb72-2d201f-f1e9f0?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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