# #652bab

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

## Values

- Hex: `#652bab`
- RGB: rgb(101, 43, 171)
- HSL: hsl(267, 60%, 42%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.443 0.19 298.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0743
- Nearest named color: rebeccapurple (#663399, Δ 3.295) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rebeccapurple
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/652bab

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #7331c4, #803fcf, #9058d5, #9e6cda, #ae85e0, #be9de7, #ccb1ec, #dccaf2, #e9def7, #faf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #5b279b, #51238b, #4a207e, #411c6e, #37175e, #2e134e, #240f3d, #1d0c31, #130821, #0a0410

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #72ab2b
- Analogous: #2b31ab, #a52bab
- Triadic: #ab652b, #2bab65
- Split-complementary: #aba52b, #31ab2b
- Tetradic: #ab2b31, #72ab2b, #2baba5

## Colors that go with #652bab

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 [pool] — Crimson is paired with #652bab in 4 real palettes, including Wells Fargo's brand system and Gemstone, as the lead colour. Seen in: Wells Fargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Walgreens (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/walgreens-com), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #652bab: 4 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Linkedin's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com), Warbyparker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warbyparker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including GitLab's brand system and FedEx's brand system put Tomato beside #652bab, as the lead colour. Seen in: GitLab (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gitlab), FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com), dbt Labs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/getdbt-com), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #652bab 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 #652bab: 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Blue Mono put Midnight Blue beside #652bab, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #652bab'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), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #652bab — 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.44:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.49:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9058d5 (4.54:1); AA: background → #bfbfbf (4.59:1); AAA: text → #ae85e0 (7.23:1); AAA: background → #ebebeb (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Datadog** — primary #632ca6 (Δ 0.874) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/datadoghq-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/652bab-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: "#652bab" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.