# #8a0a73

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a0a73`
- RGB: rgb(138, 10, 115)
- HSL: hsl(311, 86%, 29%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.434 0.184 337.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.0686
- Nearest named color: Noble Plum (#871f78, Δ 2.025) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/noble-plum
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a0a73

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ab0d8e, #cc0fa9, #ed12c5, #f033cd, #f254d5, #f471dc, #f792e4, #f9b3ec, #fcd4f5, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #800a6a, #72095f, #680857, #5a074b, #510643, #420537, #39042f, #2b0323, #21021c, #130110

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0a8a22
- Analogous: #610a8a, #8a0a33
- Triadic: #728a0a, #0a728a
- Split-complementary: #338a0a, #0a8a61
- Tetradic: #8a610a, #0a8a22, #0a338a

## Colors that go with #8a0a73

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 #8a0a73 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 #8a0a73: 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 #8a0a73: 3 real palettes, including Slack's brand system and Hinge's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #8a0a73: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #8a0a73: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #8a0a73's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: triadic] — Olive Green completes a triad with #8a0a73 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Dark Orchid** #9932cc [harmony: analogous] — Dark Orchid is #8a0a73'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/darkorchid

## 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 → #d510b1 (4.54:1); AA: background → #bababa (4.56:1); AAA: text → #f254d5 (7:1); 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/8a0a73-c19fb7-82cb62-2d1f25-efe9f1?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: "#8a0a73" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.