# #876afb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#876afb`
- RGB: rgb(135, 106, 251)
- HSL: hsl(252, 95%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.627 0.207 288.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.2242
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.738) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/876afb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9379fc, #9f88fc, #a792fc, #b3a1fd, #bfaffd, #cbbefd, #d7cdfe, #dfd7fe, #ebe6fe, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #6b47fa, #5329fa, #3706f9, #3006db, #2905b8, #210495, #1a0377, #130255, #0c0137, #040114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #defb6a
- Analogous: #6a95fb, #d06afb
- Triadic: #fb876a, #6afb87
- Split-complementary: #fbd06a, #95fb6a
- Tetradic: #fb6a95, #defb6a, #6afbd0

## Colors that go with #876afb

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 #876afb 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), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Signal's brand system put Blue beside #876afb, 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #876afb: 4 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Coursera's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com), Guinness (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/guinness-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #876afb, 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
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #876afb in 4 real palettes, including Clerk's brand system and Google's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Clerk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clerk-com), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Databricks (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/databricks-com), Replit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/replit). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #876afb in 6 real palettes, including Stripe's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com), HashiCorp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hashicorp-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #876afb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #876afb 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.83:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7756fb (4.66:1); AA: background → #1a1a1a (4.55:1); AAA: text → #4f24f9 (7.11:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.48:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9b83fc (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/876afb-a99cc4-dfb64e-281f2d-e9ecf1?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: "#876afb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.