# #8363ee

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8363ee`
- RGB: rgb(131, 99, 238)
- HSL: hsl(254, 80%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.603 0.2 289.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.1992
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 1.556) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8363ee

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #8e71ef, #997ef1, #a891f3, #b39ff4, #beacf6, #c8baf7, #d3c8f9, #e2dafb, #ede8fc, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #6d47eb, #582ce8, #4518d8, #3c15bc, #3312a1, #2a0f85, #220c6a, #170849, #0f052e, #060212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #cdee63
- Analogous: #6388ee, #c963ee
- Triadic: #ee8363, #63ee83
- Split-complementary: #eec963, #88ee63
- Tetradic: #ee6388, #cdee63, #63eec9

## Colors that go with #8363ee

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 #8363ee in 4 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), Wikipedia (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wikipedia-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Signal's brand system put Blue beside #8363ee, as the accent. Seen in: Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com), Signal (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/signal-org), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app), BBC (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bbc-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #8363ee: 4 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), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Elastic (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/elastic-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8363ee: 4 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Fivetran blue's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8363ee, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #8363ee in 4 real palettes, including Twitch's brand system and Rotten Tomatoes's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Rotten Tomatoes (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com), Vercel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vercel), Databricks (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/databricks-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #8363ee 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 #8363ee: 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7c5aed (4.62:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.55:1); AAA: text → #582ce8 (7.14:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.98:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #a088f2 (7.3:1)

## Brands using this color

- **ClickUp** — secondary #7b68ee (Δ 1.556) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-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/8363ee-aa9cc4-dfbb4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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: "#8363ee" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.