# #6e2146

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

## Values

- Hex: `#6e2146`
- RGB: rgb(110, 33, 70)
- HSL: hsl(331, 54%, 28%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.38 0.115 354.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.0484
- Nearest named color: Beet Red (#7e203f, Δ 3.696) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/beet-red
- Moods: warm, dark, luxury, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/6e2146

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #892958, #a53169, #c0397b, #cb528d, #d46e9f, #dc89b1, #e4a5c3, #ecc0d5, #f4dce8, #fdf7fa
- Shades (toward black): #661e41, #5a1b3a, #521935, #47152d, #3f1328, #371023, #2b0d1c, #230b17, #18070f, #10050a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #216e49
- Analogous: #6e216d, #6e2221
- Triadic: #466e21, #21466e
- Split-complementary: #216e22, #216d6e
- Tetradic: #6d6e21, #216e49, #22216e

## Colors that go with #6e2146

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 #6e2146 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 #6e2146 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
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #6e2146 in 6 real palettes, including Bookshop and Blush, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Bookshop (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#bookshop), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Cider (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#cider). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #6e2146: 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
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #6e2146: 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 #6e2146, 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 #6e2146, 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 #6e2146: 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): 10.67:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 1.97:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c74382 (4.55:1); AA: background → #ababab (4.64:1); AAA: text → #d779a7 (7.18:1); AAA: background → #d4d4d4 (7.2:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Mailchimp** — accent #692340 (Δ 1.516) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Velvet** (luxury, dark, bold) — #9f1239, #6b2a47, #e5b769, #120a10, #f5e9ee — Burgundy and plum on near-black with a brass accent — theatre, wine, and anything that wants to feel after-dark. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/9f1239-6b2a47-e5b769-120a10-f5e9ee — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury

## 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/6e2146-c49cab-62cb66-2d1f20-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: "#6e2146" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.