# #500c64

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

## Values

- Hex: `#500c64`
- RGB: rgb(80, 12, 100)
- HSL: hsl(286, 79%, 22%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.326 0.145 316.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0289
- Nearest named color: Clairvoyant (#480656, Δ 3.121) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/clairvoyant
- Moods: cool, vivid, dark, technical, modern, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/500c64

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6d1089, #8614a9, #a318cd, #b824e5, #c448ea, #d06dee, #da8df2, #e6b1f6, #f0d1fa, #fcf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #480b5b, #410a52, #3e094e, #360844, #2f073b, #280632, #210529, #1d0425, #16031b, #0e0212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #20640c
- Analogous: #230c64, #640c4d
- Triadic: #64500c, #0c6450
- Split-complementary: #4d640c, #0c6423
- Tetradic: #64230c, #20640c, #0c4d64

## Colors that go with #500c64

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

- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and Golden Hour put Tomato beside #500c64, as the supporting colour. Seen in: FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), Harley-Davidson (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/harley-davidson-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #500c64 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #500c64: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #500c64 in 3 real palettes, including Lenovo's brand system and Casper Sleep's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), Casper Sleep (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/casper-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #500c64: 3 real palettes, including Hinge's brand system and Slack's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Heinz (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/heinz-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Visa's brand system and Gillette's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #500c64, as the lead colour. Seen in: Visa (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/visa-com), Gillette (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gillette-com), Tide Pool (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#tide-pool). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #500c64: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #500c64: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive

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

- On white (#ffffff): 13.31:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.58:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ba28e6 (4.53:1); AA: background → #969696 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #d06dee (7.1:1); AAA: background → #bdbdbd (7.08:1)

## 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/500c64-bd9fc1-adcb62-2d1f2a-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: "#500c64" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.