# #860356

A color — warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#860356`
- RGB: rgb(134, 3, 86)
- HSL: hsl(322, 96%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.41 0.169 350.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.0581
- Nearest named color: Bane of Royalty (#871466, Δ 2.732) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bane-of-royalty
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/860356

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aa036d, #cd0483, #f0059a, #fa1eaa, #fb46b9, #fc69c6, #fd8cd3, #fdafe1, #fed2ee, #fff5fb
- Shades (toward black): #7d0350, #6e0246, #640240, #5a023a, #500233, #41012a, #370123, #2d011d, #1e0113, #14000d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #038733
- Analogous: #750387, #870314
- Triadic: #568703, #035687
- Split-complementary: #148703, #038775
- Tetradic: #877503, #038733, #031487

## Colors that go with #860356

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #860356 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/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #860356: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #860356: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #860356: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #860356's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #860356: two real palettes: Hinge's brand system and Slack's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #860356 in two real palettes: Mailchimp's brand system and Garnet, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Sandy Brown** #f4a460 [pool] — Sandy Brown is paired with #860356 in two real palettes: Golden Hour and Dusk Gradient, as the lead colour. Seen in: Golden Hour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#golden-hour), Dusk Gradient (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#dusk-gradient). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sandybrown

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.72:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.16:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #e10590 (4.63:1); AA: background → #b3b3b3 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #fc55be (7.18:1); AAA: background → #dbdbdb (7.02:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold
- luxury: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/luxury

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/860356-c19fb1-6ecb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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: "#860356" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.