Color
#cd79b5
#cd79b5rgb(205, 121, 181)hsl(317, 46%, 64%)oklch(0.686 0.129 338.5)Colors that go with #cd79b5
Taupe, Cadet Blue and Charcoal 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.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #cd79b5 in 6 real palettes, including Meadow and Blush, as the text colour against it.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryCadet Blue sits directly opposite #cd79b5 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 body-text near-black for #cd79b5: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Light Sky Blue #87cefa
shippedLight Sky Blue is paired with #cd79b5 in 3 real palettes, including Netlify's brand system and Sentry's brand system, as the accent.
Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f
split-complementDark Sea Green is a split-complement of #cd79b5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Emerald Green #50c878
shippedEmerald Green is paired with #cd79b5 in two real palettes: Meadow and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour.
Medium Purple #9370db
analogousshippedMedium Purple is #cd79b5's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee
shippedMedium Slate Blue shows up next to #cd79b5 in two real palettes: Lavender Haze and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #cd79b5
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #cd79b5 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 7:1 | 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 #cd79b5 as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#cd79b5 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 #cd79b5 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/cd79b5-c19fb3-77cb62-2d1f23-efe9f1?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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