# #5e174d

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

## Values

- Hex: `#5e174d`
- RGB: rgb(94, 23, 77)
- HSL: hsl(314, 61%, 23%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.344 0.121 339.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0353
- Nearest named color: Cosmic Explorer (#551155, Δ 3.039) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cosmic-explorer
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/5e174d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #7f1f69, #9c2680, #bd2e9b, #d03eae, #d85fbc, #df7cc8, #e79cd6, #eeb9e2, #f6daf0, #fdf7fc
- Shades (toward black): #561547, #4e1340, #461139, #3e0f33, #390e2f, #310c29, #290a22, #21081b, #190614, #10040e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #175e28
- Analogous: #4b175e, #5e172a
- Triadic: #4e5e17, #174e5e
- Split-complementary: #2a5e17, #175e4b
- Tetradic: #5e4b17, #175e28, #172a5e

## Colors that go with #5e174d

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 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #5e174d's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #5e174d 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
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Tim Hortons's brand system and Sketch's brand system put Blue beside #5e174d, as the accent. Seen in: Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com), Sketch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sketch-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cream** #fffdd0 [role, pool] — Cream is the surface #5e174d wants: a warm off-white that shares its undertone, so #5e174d reads softer on it than on pure white. Seen in: MetaMask (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/metamask-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cream
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #5e174d: 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), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Golden Hour and Harley-Davidson's brand system put Tomato beside #5e174d, 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), FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #5e174d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #5e174d: 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): 12.31:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.71:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cd32a9 (4.62:1); AA: background → #9e9e9e (4.6:1); AAA: text → #dc6fc3 (7.1:1); AAA: background → #c4c4c4 (7.06:1)

## 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/5e174d-c19fb5-7ccb62-2d1f24-efe9f1?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: "#5e174d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.