# #500b48

A color — warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#500b48`
- RGB: rgb(80, 11, 72)
- HSL: hsl(307, 76%, 18%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.305 0.122 333.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0241
- Nearest named color: Cosmic Explorer (#551155, Δ 2.623) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cosmic-explorer
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/500b48

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #751069, #991589, #bc1aaa, #e01fca, #e543d2, #ea66db, #ef8ae3, #f4aeec, #f9d2f4, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #4c0a45, #43093d, #3f0939, #360730, #31072c, #2d0628, #240520, #1f041c, #160314, #120210

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0b5113
- Analogous: #360b51, #510b26
- Triadic: #49510b, #0b4951
- Split-complementary: #26510b, #0b5136
- Tetradic: #51360b, #0b5113, #0b2651

## Colors that go with #500b48

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

- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #500b48: 5 real palettes, including Heinz's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Discover (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discover-com), Box (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/box-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Bloomberg's brand system and Hermès's brand system put Slate Gray beside #500b48, as the accent. Seen in: 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), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #500b48 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/seagreen
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role, pool] — Cream is the surface #500b48 wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #500b48 reads softer on it than on pure white. Seen in: MetaMask (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/metamask-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #500b48 in 3 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Lenovo's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #500b48: 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #500b48 in 3 real palettes, including Rotten Tomatoes's brand system and Docker's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Rotten Tomatoes (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com), Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Golden Hour and Harley-Davidson's brand system put Tomato beside #500b48, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Harley-Davidson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/harley-davidson-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato

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

- On white (#ffffff): 14.16:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.48:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d31dbe (4.69:1); AA: background → #949494 (4.67:1); AAA: text → #e95dd9 (7.03:1); AAA: background → #b8b8b8 (7.14:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/500b48-c19fb9-89cb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#500b48" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.