# #8465e2

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8465e2`
- RGB: rgb(132, 101, 226)
- HSL: hsl(255, 68%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.599 0.182 291.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.197
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.304) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8465e2

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #8e72e4, #9c83e7, #a690ea, #b4a1ed, #beaeef, #c8baf2, #d6ccf5, #e0d8f8, #eeeafb, #f8f6fd
- Shades (toward black): #6f4bdd, #5b31d8, #4d26c5, #4321ab, #391c92, #2f1778, #25125e, #1b0d45, #11082b, #070311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #c2e265
- Analogous: #6584e2, #c265e2
- Triadic: #e28465, #65e284
- Split-complementary: #e2c265, #84e265
- Tetradic: #e26584, #c2e265, #65e2c2

## Colors that go with #8465e2

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 #8465e2 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] — 5 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Signal's brand system put Blue beside #8465e2, 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8465e2: 5 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), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8465e2, 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), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #8465e2 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), Pizza Hut (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/pizzahut-com), Vercel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vercel). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #8465e2 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
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony, pool: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #8465e2: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Spline (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spline-design). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8465e2: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.25:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7d5ce0 (4.69:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.51:1); AAA: text → #5b31d8 (7.3:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9f87e8 (7.11:1)

## 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/8465e2-ab9cc4-dfbd4e-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: "#8465e2" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.