# #5c06ac

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

## Values

- Hex: `#5c06ac`
- RGB: rgb(92, 6, 172)
- HSL: hsl(271, 93%, 35%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.407 0.216 297.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0538
- Nearest named color: Intergalactic Settlement (#5b1e8b, Δ 5.663) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/intergalactic-settlement
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5c06ac

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #6c07ca, #7e09ec, #8d1df7, #9c3af8, #ad5df9, #bc7afa, #cb98fb, #dab5fc, #ebd8fe, #faf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #54069d, #4c058f, #440580, #3c0471, #350462, #2a034f, #220240, #1a0231, #120122, #0b0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #56ac06
- Analogous: #0906ac, #ac06a9
- Triadic: #ac5c06, #06ac5c
- Split-complementary: #a9ac06, #06ac09
- Tetradic: #ac0906, #56ac06, #06a9ac

## Colors that go with #5c06ac

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

- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #5c06ac 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 #5c06ac: 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
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and dbt Labs's brand system put Tomato beside #5c06ac, as the supporting colour. Seen in: FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #5c06ac — 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #5c06ac: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #5c06ac'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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #5c06ac in two real palettes: Taco Bell's brand system and Twitch's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #5c06ac: two real palettes: 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.08:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9f3ff8 (4.54:1); AA: background → #adadad (4.51:1); AAA: text → #ba75fa (7.01:1); AAA: background → #d9d9d9 (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Zillow** — accent #6000b6 (Δ 1.736) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zillow-com

## 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/5c06ac-b59cc4-c7cb62-2c1f2d-eae9f1?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: "#5c06ac" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.