# #560fae

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

## Values

- Hex: `#560fae`
- RGB: rgb(86, 15, 174)
- HSL: hsl(267, 84%, 37%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.406 0.214 293.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.0538
- Nearest named color: Intergalactic Settlement (#5b1e8b, Δ 6.101) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/intergalactic-settlement
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/560fae

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6412ca, #7214e6, #832ced, #9348ef, #a769f2, #b785f4, #c8a1f7, #d8bdf9, #e9d9fc, #f9f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #4f0ea0, #460c8d, #3f0b7f, #380a71, #310963, #280750, #210642, #1a0434, #100321, #090213

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #66ae0f
- Analogous: #0f17ae, #a60fae
- Triadic: #ae560f, #0fae56
- Split-complementary: #aea60f, #17ae0f
- Tetradic: #ae0f17, #66ae0f, #0faea6

## Colors that go with #560fae

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

- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #560fae, as the lead colour. Seen in: Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com), Air France (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/airfrance-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #560fae's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Nivea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nivea-com), NHL (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nhl-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #560fae 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/olive
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #560fae: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #560fae: 3 real palettes, including Zillow's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Zillow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zillow-com), Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), Oreo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oreo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #560fae: 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Unilever's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), Warbyparker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warbyparker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #560fae — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Sapphire & Gold (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#sapphire-and-gold). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including dbt Labs's brand system and FedEx's brand system put Tomato beside #560fae, as the lead colour. Seen in: dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.12:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #964def (4.6:1); AA: background → #adadad (4.51:1); AAA: text → #b27cf4 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #d9d9d9 (7.17:1)

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/560fae-b39cc4-dfda4e-2c1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#560fae" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.