Named color
Orchid
#7a81ffrgb(122, 129, 255)hsl(237, 100%, 74%)oklch(0.659 0.184 277.7)Orchid on this page is the real value, not a screenshot: exact hex, RGB, HSL and OKLCH, ten tints and ten shades, classic harmonies, and WCAG contrast with fixes — plus the 1 public brand that uses it and the palettes it appears in.
Colors that go with Orchid
Orange Red, Amber and 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.
Orange Red #ff4500
triadicshippedOrange Red completes a triad with Orchid — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Orchid in 6 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent.
Blue #0000ff
shipped11 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside Orchid, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for Orchid: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with Orchid: 7 real palettes, including Blueprint and Venmo's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Orchid: 6 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the accent.
Medium Sea Green #3cb371
triadicshippedMedium Sea Green completes a triad with Orchid — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped8 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside Orchid, as that palette's text colour.
Real palettes that use Orchid
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Orchid as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.28:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.41:1 | 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 Orchid as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Orchid 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 #7a81ff and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/7a81ff-9f9cc4-df924e-251f2d-e9edf1?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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