# #8175ff

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8175ff`
- RGB: rgb(129, 117, 255)
- HSL: hsl(245, 100%, 73%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.643 0.198 283.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2461
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 2.849) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8175ff

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #8f85ff, #988fff, #a69eff, #b0a8ff, #beb8ff, #c7c2ff, #d5d1ff, #dedbff, #ecebff, #f6f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #6052ff, #3f2eff, #1f0aff, #1300e6, #1100c7, #0e00a3, #0b0080, #08005c, #050038, #020014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #f4ff75
- Analogous: #75afff, #c675ff
- Triadic: #ff8175, #75ff81
- Split-complementary: #ffc675, #afff75
- Tetradic: #ff75af, #f4ff75, #75ffc6

## Colors that go with #8175ff

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 #8175ff in 5 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), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 12 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Penpot's brand system put Blue beside #8175ff, 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
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #8175ff: 6 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Patreon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/patreon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8175ff: 6 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), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8175ff, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), Confluent (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/confluent-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #8175ff in 7 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Replit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/replit), Clerk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clerk-com), Databricks (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/databricks-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8175ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #8175ff 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/darkgoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.55:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #695cff (4.59:1); AA: background → #212121 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #3b29ff (7.13:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.92:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #938aff (7.32:1)

## 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/8175ff-a49cc4-dfa54e-261f2d-e9ecf1?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: "#8175ff" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.