# #7970fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#7970fa`
- RGB: rgb(121, 112, 250)
- HSL: hsl(244, 93%, 71%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.625 0.199 281.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.2256
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.432) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/7970fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #877ffa, #9089fb, #9e98fb, #aca6fc, #bab5fc, #c3bffd, #d1cefd, #dfddfe, #e8e6fe, #f6f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #594ef9, #3e30f8, #1d0ef6, #1608d9, #1307bb, #0f0699, #0c0476, #080354, #050236, #020114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #f1fa70
- Analogous: #70acfa, #be70fa
- Triadic: #fa7970, #70fa79
- Split-complementary: #fabe70, #acfa70
- Tetradic: #fa70ac, #f1fa70, #70fabe

## Colors that go with #7970fa

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

- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #7970fa in 7 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 12 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Penpot's brand system put Blue beside #7970fa, as the accent. Seen in: Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Cargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cargo-site), Samsung (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/samsung-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Cobalt Blue** #0047ab [pool] — Designers have shipped Cobalt Blue with #7970fa: 4 real palettes, including Behance's brand system and Carrefour's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), Carrefour (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/carrefour-com), Nivea (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nivea-com), Nokia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nokia-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cobalt
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #7970fa in 5 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Behance's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Behance (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/behance-net), WWE (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wwe-com), Toyota (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/toyota-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #7970fa: 7 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Blueprint, as the lead colour. Seen in: Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Elastic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/elastic-co), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #7970fa: 10 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Fivetran blue's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #7970fa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Docker (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/docker-com), Disney (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/disney-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #7970fa 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.81:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #675df9 (4.66:1); AA: background → #1a1a1a (4.57:1); AAA: text → #3e30f8 (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.51:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9089fb (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Linear** — accent #7170ff (Δ 1.352) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linear

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/7970fa-a39cc4-dfa24e-261f2d-e9edf1?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: "#7970fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.