# #6500a8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6500a8`
- RGB: rgb(101, 0, 168)
- HSL: hsl(276, 100%, 33%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.412 0.217 302.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.0559
- Nearest named color: Fuchsia Nebula (#7722aa, Δ 5.102) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/fuchsia-nebula
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6500a8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #7a00cc, #8d00eb, #9f0fff, #ab2eff, #ba52ff, #c670ff, #d494ff, #e0b3ff, #efd6ff, #fbf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #5c0099, #53008a, #49007a, #40006b, #3a0061, #310052, #280042, #1f0033, #150024, #0c0014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #43a800
- Analogous: #1100a8, #a80097
- Triadic: #a86500, #00a865
- Split-complementary: #97a800, #00a811
- Tetradic: #a81100, #43a800, #0097a8

## Colors that go with #6500a8

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 #6500a8 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 #6500a8: 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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #6500a8 in 3 real palettes, including 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), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including FedEx's brand system and dbt Labs's brand system put Tomato beside #6500a8, 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 #6500a8 — 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 #6500a8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #6500a8 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #6500a8'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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.91:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.12:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ab2eff (4.57:1); AA: background → #b0b0b0 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #c670ff (7.16:1); AAA: background → #d9d9d9 (7.02:1)

## 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/6500a8-b99cc4-bfcb62-2d1f2d-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: "#6500a8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.