# #79166c

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

## Values

- Hex: `#79166c`
- RGB: rgb(121, 22, 108)
- HSL: hsl(308, 69%, 28%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.407 0.162 334.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0572
- Nearest named color: Bane of Royalty (#871466, Δ 3.281) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bane-of-royalty
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/79166c

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #971c86, #b521a1, #d327bc, #dc41c8, #e260d0, #e77ed9, #ed9ce2, #f2baeb, #f8d8f4, #fdf6fc
- Shades (toward black): #701564, #631258, #5a1151, #4e0e45, #450d3d, #3c0b36, #2f092a, #270723, #1a0517, #11030f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #167923
- Analogous: #551679, #79163a
- Triadic: #6c7916, #166c79
- Split-complementary: #3a7916, #167955
- Tetradic: #795516, #167923, #163a79

## Colors that go with #79166c

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #79166c 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/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #79166c: 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
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #79166c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #79166c: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #79166c: two real palettes: Hinge's brand system and Slack's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Sandy Brown** #f4a460 [pool] — Sandy Brown is paired with #79166c in two real palettes: Dusk Gradient and Golden Hour, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dusk Gradient (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#dusk-gradient), Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sandybrown
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — Two real palettes: Golden Hour and FedEx's brand system put Tomato beside #79166c, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), FedEx (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fedex-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #79166c's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.14:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cf26b8 (4.62:1); AA: background → #b0b0b0 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #e364d2 (7.02:1); AAA: background → #dbdbdb (7.07:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Lenovo** — accent #7a126b (Δ 0.45) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/79166c-c19fb8-87cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#79166c" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.