# #8768df

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8768df`
- RGB: rgb(135, 104, 223)
- HSL: hsl(256, 65%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.605 0.174 292.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2038
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.963) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8768df

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9174e2, #9f85e5, #a992e8, #b6a2eb, #c0afee, #cabcf1, #d7cdf4, #e1d9f7, #eeeafb, #f8f7fd
- Shades (toward black): #734eda, #5f35d4, #5229c2, #4724a8, #3c1e8f, #321976, #27145d, #1c0e43, #12092a, #070411

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #bfdf68
- Analogous: #6883df, #c368df
- Triadic: #df8768, #68df87
- Split-complementary: #dfc368, #83df68
- Tetradic: #df6883, #bfdf68, #68dfc3

## Colors that go with #8768df

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 #8768df 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8768df: 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Marvel's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8768df, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #8768df in 8 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), Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #8768df 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 #8768df: 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
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony, pool: split] — Copper is a split-complement of #8768df: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8768df: 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): 4.14:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #815fdd (4.55:1); AA: background → #121212 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #5f35d4 (7.13:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.08:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #a289e6 (7.26:1)

## 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/8768df-ab9cc4-dfbf4e-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: "#8768df" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.