# #8564f2

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8564f2`
- RGB: rgb(133, 100, 242)
- HSL: hsl(254, 85%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.609 0.204 289.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2051
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 1.812) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8564f2

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9071f4, #9b80f5, #a68ef6, #b19cf7, #c0aff8, #cbbdfa, #d6cbfb, #e1d9fc, #ece7fd, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #6e47f0, #5526ed, #4312e2, #3b10c6, #320eaa, #280b89, #20096d, #180750, #0e042f, #060213

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d1f263
- Analogous: #6389f2, #cc63f2
- Triadic: #f28563, #63f285
- Split-complementary: #f2cc63, #89f263
- Tetradic: #f26389, #d1f263, #63f2cc

## Colors that go with #8564f2

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

- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Signal's brand system put Blue beside #8564f2, 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), Cargo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cargo-site). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #8564f2: 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 #8564f2: 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
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [harmony, pool: analogous] — Dodger Blue is #8564f2's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: PostHog (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/posthog-com), OnePlus (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/oneplus-com), Bluesky Social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bsky-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8564f2, 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 #8564f2 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), Databricks (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/databricks-com), Vercel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/vercel). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #8564f2 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 #8564f2: 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): 4.12:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7d5af2 (4.55:1); AA: background → #121212 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #582bee (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.1:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9f84f5 (7.09:1)

## Brands using this color

- **ClickUp** — secondary #7b68ee (Δ 1.812) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com
- **Obsidian** — secondary #8a5cf5 (Δ 1.826) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Lavender Haze** (playful, cool, light) — #8b5cf6, #c4b5fd, #f472b6, #faf7ff, #2e1f47 — Violet and pink on lilac-white: Gen-Z friendly, while the deep plum text keeps it legible. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/8b5cf6-c4b5fd-f472b6-faf7ff-2e1f47 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful

## 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/8564f2-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: "#8564f2" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.