# #862bee

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

## Values

- Hex: `#862bee`
- RGB: rgb(134, 43, 238)
- HSL: hsl(268, 85%, 55%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.539 0.261 297.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.1297
- Nearest named color: blueviolet (#8a2be2, Δ 2.085) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/862bee

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #913eef, #9e55f1, #a968f3, #b47bf4, #c192f6, #cca5f8, #d7b8f9, #e1cbfb, #efe3fd, #faf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #7813ec, #6c11d4, #600fbd, #540da5, #480b8e, #3a0971, #2e075a, #220542, #16032a, #0a0213

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #93ee2b
- Analogous: #2b31ee, #e72bee
- Triadic: #ee862b, #2bee86
- Split-complementary: #eee72b, #31ee2b
- Tetradic: #ee2b31, #93ee2b, #2beee7

## Colors that go with #862bee

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

- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #862bee 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
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #862bee: 3 real palettes, including Render's brand system and Calm's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #862bee in 3 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and monday.com's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Kraken's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #862bee, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Kraken (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/kraken-com), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #862bee — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #862bee: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #862bee's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #862bee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.84:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #7312e2 (7.21:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.59:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #994cf0 (4.65:1); AA: background → #e3e3e3 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #b47bf4 (7.08:1)

## 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/862bee-b39cc4-dfdc4e-2c1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#862bee" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.