Color
#ce509b
#ce509brgb(206, 80, 155)hsl(324, 56%, 56%)oklch(0.62 0.178 346.8)Colors that go with #ce509b
Denim, 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.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #ce509b: 4 real palettes, including Maybelline's brand system and Ulta Beauty's brand system, as the accent.
Cadet Blue #5f9ea0
complementaryCadet Blue sits directly opposite #ce509b 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 #ce509b: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Olive Drab #6b8e23
split-complementOlive Drab is a split-complement of #ce509b: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue Violet #8a2be2
shippedBlue Violet is paired with #ce509b in two real palettes: Klarna US's brand system and Gemstone, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #ce509b in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Gold #ffd700
shippedGold shows up next to #ce509b in two real palettes: Night Market and Tabloid, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
shippedMedium Sea Green is paired with #ce509b in two real palettes: DuckDuckGo's brand system and Terminal, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #ce509b
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #ce509b as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
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Aaon white | 4:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 5.25:1 | 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 #ce509b as the background.
Brands using this color
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Fonts for this mood
#ce509b 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 #ce509b and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/ce509b-c19faf-6bcb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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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