# #897cfd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#897cfd`
- RGB: rgb(137, 124, 253)
- HSL: hsl(246, 97%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.66 0.185 284.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2683
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 2.255) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/897cfd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9286fd, #a096fd, #a9a0fe, #b7affe, #c0b9fe, #c9c3fe, #d6d2fe, #dfdcfe, #edebff, #f6f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #6a59fc, #4a36fc, #2a13fb, #1a04e7, #1603c4, #1202a1, #0e027e, #0a015a, #060137, #020014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #f0fd7c
- Analogous: #7cb0fd, #ca7cfd
- Triadic: #fd897c, #7cfd89
- Split-complementary: #fdca7c, #b0fd7c
- Tetradic: #fd7cb0, #f0fd7c, #7cfdca

## Colors that go with #897cfd

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 #897cfd in 6 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), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 8 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #897cfd, as the accent. Seen in: Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com), Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Unity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unity-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #897cfd: 5 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Patreon (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/patreon-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #897cfd: 4 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Apple's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony, pool: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #897cfd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Unity (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/unity-com), Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #897cfd, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Discord (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/discord), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #897cfd in 6 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Replit's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Replit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/replit), Heatwave (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#heatwave), Readymag (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/readymag-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #897cfd: 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): 3.3:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6a59fc (4.72:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #412cfc (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.37:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9286fd (7.05:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social** — secondary #8484fc (Δ 1.975) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social

## 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/897cfd-a59cc4-dfa74e-271f2d-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: "#897cfd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.