# #742afe

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

## Values

- Hex: `#742afe`
- RGB: rgb(116, 42, 254)
- HSL: hsl(261, 99%, 58%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.535 0.276 288.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1252
- Nearest named color: Poisoning Purple (#7f01fe, Δ 2.984) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/poisoning-purple
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/742afe

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #813efe, #8f52fe, #9c67fe, #a97bfe, #b68ffe, #c3a4ff, #d1b8ff, #deccff, #ebe1ff, #f8f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #6410fe, #5401ef, #4b01d5, #4101b7, #38019d, #2f0184, #240165, #1b004c, #10002e, #070014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b4fe2a
- Analogous: #2a4afe, #de2afe
- Triadic: #fe742a, #2afe74
- Split-complementary: #fede2a, #4afe2a
- Tetradic: #fe2a4a, #b4fe2a, #2afede

## Colors that go with #742afe

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

- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #742afe: 4 real palettes, including Render's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), Warp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/warp-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #742afe 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 #742afe: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #742afe: 3 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #742afe 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #742afe, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #742afe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #742afe'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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.99:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #600bfe (7.06:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.5:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8b4dfe (4.59:1); AA: background → #e0e0e0 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #ac80fe (7.27:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Yahoo** — secondary #7d2eff (Δ 1.801) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-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/742afe-af9cc4-dfcb4e-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: "#742afe" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.