# #880281

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

## Values

- Hex: `#880281`
- RGB: rgb(136, 2, 129)
- HSL: hsl(303, 97%, 27%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.436 0.196 331.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0686
- Nearest named color: darkmagenta (#8b008b, Δ 1.705) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkmagenta
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/880281

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ab03a2, #ce03c4, #f104e5, #fc1df0, #fc45f3, #fd68f5, #fd8bf8, #feaffa, #fed2fc, #fff5fe
- Shades (toward black): #7e0277, #6f0269, #640260, #5a0156, #50014c, #41013e, #370135, #2d012b, #1e001d, #140013

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #028809
- Analogous: #4c0288, #88023e
- Triadic: #818802, #028188
- Split-complementary: #3e8802, #02884c
- Tetradic: #884c02, #028809, #023e88

## Colors that go with #880281

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 #880281 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 #880281: 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #880281: 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Peacock, as the lead colour. Seen in: Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #880281: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #880281: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #880281's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet
- **Burgundy** #800020 [pool] — Rare Beauty's brand system puts Burgundy beside #880281, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Rare Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rarebeauty-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/burgundy
- **Coral** #ff7f50 [pool] — Designers have shipped Coral with #880281: Dusk Gradient, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusk Gradient (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#dusk-gradient). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/coral

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

- On white (#ffffff): 8.85:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.37:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d303c9 (4.63:1); AA: background → #bababa (4.56:1); AAA: text → #fc3bf2 (7.05:1); AAA: background → #e6e6e6 (7.09:1)

## 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/880281-c19fbb-8fcb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#880281" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.