# #8861ea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8861ea`
- RGB: rgb(136, 97, 234)
- HSL: hsl(257, 77%, 65%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.602 0.198 292.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.1972
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 2.463) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8861ea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #926fec, #a081ef, #aa8ef0, #b49cf2, #c2aef4, #ccbbf6, #d6c9f8, #e0d6fa, #eee8fc, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #7446e7, #5f2be3, #501cd4, #4618b9, #3b159e, #30107e, #250d63, #1b0948, #11062d, #070212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #c4ea61
- Analogous: #617fea, #cd61ea
- Triadic: #ea8861, #61ea88
- Split-complementary: #eacd61, #7fea61
- Tetradic: #ea617f, #c4ea61, #61eacd

## Colors that go with #8861ea

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

- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #8861ea 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 #8861ea 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 #8861ea 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 #8861ea: 3 real palettes, including Calm's brand system and Blueprint, as the lead colour. Seen in: Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Render (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8861ea, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #8861ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: split] — Copper is a split-complement of #8861ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8861ea: 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): 4.25:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8158e9 (4.66:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.51:1); AAA: text → #5f2be3 (7.14:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #a385ef (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Obsidian** — secondary #8a5cf5 (Δ 1.996) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md

## 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/8861ea-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: "#8861ea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.