# #6d2bde

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6d2bde`
- RGB: rgb(109, 43, 222)
- HSL: hsl(262, 73%, 52%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.498 0.244 291.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.1025
- Nearest named color: Hokkaido Lavender (#7736d9, Δ 2.703) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/hokkaido-lavender
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6d2bde

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #7c41e1, #8853e4, #9769e8, #a47bea, #b391ee, #c2a7f1, #ceb8f4, #ddcef7, #eae0fa, #f9f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #6120cf, #561db9, #4e1aa8, #441792, #3a137c, #2f1065, #250c4f, #1d0a3e, #120628, #080312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #9cde2b
- Analogous: #2b43de, #c62bde
- Triadic: #de6d2b, #2bde6d
- Split-complementary: #dec62b, #43de2b
- Tetradic: #de2b43, #9cde2b, #2bdec6

## Colors that go with #6d2bde

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

- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #6d2bde, as the lead colour. Seen in: Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Purina Pro Plan (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chewy-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #6d2bde 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 #6d2bde: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), UEFA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/uefa-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #6d2bde: 3 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #6d2bde: 3 real palettes, including Kraken's brand system and Render's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #6d2bde: 3 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Dairy Queen's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Dairy Queen (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dairyqueen-com), Unilever (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unilever-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #6d2bde in 3 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and Stripe's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe), monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #6d2bde's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #6a27dd (7.13:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.05:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8b57e5 (4.59:1); AA: background → #d1d1d1 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #aa83ec (7.17:1)

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Neobank** (vivid, bold, modern) — #6d28d9, #0f0f0f, #a3e635, #ffffff — Purple-and-lime is the challenger-bank uniform — high energy, and clearly not a legacy bank. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/6d28d9-0f0f0f-a3e635-ffffff — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid

## 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/6d2bde-af9cc4-dfce4e-2a1f2d-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: "#6d2bde" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.