# #875eed

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

## Values

- Hex: `#875eed`
- RGB: rgb(135, 94, 237)
- HSL: hsl(257, 80%, 65%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.598 0.206 292.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.1927
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.695) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/875eed

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #916cef, #9f7ef1, #a98cf2, #b39af4, #c1acf6, #cbbaf7, #d6c8f9, #e0d6fa, #eee8fc, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #7243ea, #5e27e7, #4e18d8, #4415bc, #3a12a1, #2f0e81, #250b65, #1b0849, #11052e, #070212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #c5ed5e
- Analogous: #5e7ded, #ce5eed
- Triadic: #ed875e, #5eed87
- Split-complementary: #edce5e, #7ded5e
- Tetradic: #ed5e7d, #c5ed5e, #5eedce

## Colors that go with #875eed

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

- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #875eed, 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), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #875eed in 5 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Zed's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #875eed 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
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #875eed in 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #875eed: 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Render's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #875eed in 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Sentry's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [pool] — Medium Sea Green is paired with #875eed in 3 real palettes, including Indigo SaaS and Console Light, as the accent. Seen in: Indigo SaaS (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#indigo-saas), Console Light (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#console-light), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #875eed: 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): 4.33:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #835aed (4.52:1); AA: background → #0a0a0a (4.58:1); AAA: text → #5e27e7 (7.19:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #a283f1 (7.05:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Obsidian** — secondary #8a5cf5 (Δ 1.346) — 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/875eed-ac9cc4-dfc24e-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: "#875eed" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.