# #460a52

A color — cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#460a52`
- RGB: rgb(70, 10, 82)
- HSL: hsl(290, 78%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.294 0.127 320.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0213
- Nearest named color: Clairvoyant (#480656, Δ 0.913) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clairvoyant
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/460a52

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #650f76, #84139a, #a318bf, #c21ce3, #cc40e7, #d565ec, #df89f0, #e9adf5, #f3d2f9, #fdf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #420a4d, #3a0844, #360840, #2f0736, #2b0632, #27062d, #1f0424, #1b0420, #130317, #100212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #16520a
- Analogous: #220a52, #520a3a
- Triadic: #52460a, #0a5246
- Split-complementary: #3a520a, #0a5222
- Tetradic: #52220a, #16520a, #0a3a52

## Colors that go with #460a52

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #460a52 in 4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Frost & Ember (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#frost-and-ember). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #460a52: 8 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Discover's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Tide Pool and Visa's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #460a52, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool), Visa (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/visa-com), Volkswagen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vw-com), Crest (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crest-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #460a52: 5 real palettes, including Macaron and Sorbet, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Sorbet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#sorbet), Opera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/opera-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Campus and Bloomberg's brand system put Slate Gray beside #460a52, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com), PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #460a52 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #460a52: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Asana (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/asana-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #460a52: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Microsoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/microsoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 14.73:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.43:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c21ce3 (4.57:1); AA: background → #8f8f8f (4.55:1); AAA: text → #d769ec (7.12:1); AAA: background → #b3b3b3 (7.03:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/460a52-bf9fc1-a6cb62-2d1f29-ece9f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#460a52" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.