# #720ca1

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

## Values

- Hex: `#720ca1`
- RGB: rgb(114, 12, 161)
- HSL: hsl(281, 86%, 34%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.428 0.209 310.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0641
- Nearest named color: Fuchsia Nebula (#7722aa, Δ 2.945) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/fuchsia-nebula
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/720ca1

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #860ebe, #9e11df, #ad20ee, #b941f1, #c45ef3, #ce7af5, #da9bf8, #e5b8fa, #f1d9fc, #fcf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #680b93, #5e0a85, #540977, #4a0868, #40075a, #36064c, #2c053e, #22042f, #170221, #0d0113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3ba10c
- Analogous: #270ca1, #a10c86
- Triadic: #a1720c, #0ca172
- Split-complementary: #86a10c, #0ca127
- Tetradic: #a1270c, #3ba10c, #0c86a1

## Colors that go with #720ca1

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

- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #720ca1: 4 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour. Seen in: Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #720ca1 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/forestgreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #720ca1: 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), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #720ca1 in 3 real palettes, including Gemstone and Lenovo's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), Wells Fargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wellsfargo-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 #720ca1, 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 #720ca1 — 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 #720ca1: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #720ca1: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.2:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.28:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b22eef (4.53:1); AA: background → #b8b8b8 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #cb71f4 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #e3e3e3 (7.17:1)

## 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/720ca1-ba9fc1-b6cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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: "#720ca1" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.