# #640aae

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

## Values

- Hex: `#640aae`
- RGB: rgb(100, 10, 174)
- HSL: hsl(273, 89%, 36%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.42 0.218 300.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0598
- Nearest named color: Fuchsia Nebula (#7722aa, Δ 4.934) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/fuchsia-nebula
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/640aae

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #750cca, #850de7, #9626f2, #a443f4, #b260f6, #c07df7, #ce9af9, #debcfb, #ecd8fd, #faf5fe
- Shades (toward black): #5c099f, #530891, #48077d, #40066f, #380660, #2f0552, #270443, #1c0330, #130222, #0b0113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #54ae0a
- Analogous: #120aae, #ae0aa5
- Triadic: #ae640a, #0aae64
- Split-complementary: #a5ae0a, #0aae12
- Tetradic: #ae120a, #54ae0a, #0aa5ae

## Colors that go with #640aae

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 #640aae 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 #640aae: 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 #640aae, 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 #640aae — 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
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #640aae: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #640aae'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 #640aae in two real palettes: Twitch's brand system and Taco Bell's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #640aae in two real palettes: Gemstone and Wells Fargo's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Wells Fargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.2:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a23ef4 (4.53:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #be78f7 (7.22:1); AAA: background → #dedede (7.11:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Zillow** — accent #6000b6 (Δ 1.704) — 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/640aae-b79cc4-c4cb62-2d1f2d-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: "#640aae" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.