# #6a204a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6a204a`
- RGB: rgb(106, 32, 74)
- HSL: hsl(326, 54%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.373 0.115 349.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0459
- Nearest named color: Beet Red (#7e203f, Δ 4.875) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/beet-red
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6a204a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #86285d, #a13070, #bc3883, #ca4e95, #d46ea7, #dc89b8, #e4a5c9, #ecc0d9, #f4dcea, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #621d44, #561a3c, #4f1737, #471531, #3f132c, #330f24, #2b0d1e, #230b19, #180710, #10050b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #206a40
- Analogous: #65206a, #6a2025
- Triadic: #4a6a20, #204a6a
- Split-complementary: #256a20, #206a65
- Tetradic: #6a6520, #206a40, #20256a

## Colors that go with #6a204a

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

- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #6a204a on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Saffron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#saffron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #6a204a in 5 real palettes, including Lenovo's brand system and M&M's's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), M&M's (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mms-com), Burger King (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bk-com), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #6a204a: 3 real palettes, including Macaron and Nursery, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron), Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #6a204a in 3 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Bookshop, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #6a204a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Two real palettes: Dunkin''s brand system and Tim Hortons's brand system put Blue beside #6a204a, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Tim Hortons (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/timhortons-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — Two real palettes: Nursery and Blush put Blush Pink beside #6a204a, as the lead colour. Seen in: Nursery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#nursery), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #6a204a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 10.95:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.92:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c7438d (4.62:1); AA: background → #a8a8a8 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #d676ac (7.05:1); AAA: background → #cfcfcf (7.03:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Mailchimp** — accent #692340 (Δ 1.993) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6a204a-c19fae-67cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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: "#6a204a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.