# #8a0df8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a0df8`
- RGB: rgb(138, 13, 248)
- HSL: hsl(272, 94%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.538 0.285 298.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.1247
- Nearest named color: Poisoning Purple (#7f01fe, Δ 2.547) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/poisoning-purple
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a0df8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9625f8, #9f39f9, #ab52fa, #b76bfa, #c383fb, #cd97fc, #d9b0fd, #e5c9fd, #eedcfe, #faf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #7d07e4, #7206d0, #6406b7, #57059e, #4c048b, #3e0472, #310359, #230240, #18012d, #0b0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #7af80d
- Analogous: #140df8, #f80df0
- Triadic: #f88a0d, #0df88a
- Split-complementary: #f0f80d, #0df814
- Tetradic: #f8140d, #7af80d, #0df0f8

## Colors that go with #8a0df8

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

- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #8a0df8 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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #8a0df8 in 3 real palettes, including ClickUp's brand system and monday.com's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com), monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Teal completes a triad with #8a0df8 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #8a0df8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #8a0df8's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8a0df8: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [pool] — Light Sea Green shows up next to #8a0df8 in two real palettes: Taco Bell's brand system and Circuit, as the accent. Seen in: Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #8a0df8 in two real palettes: Clerk's brand system and Prepare your taste buds...'s brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Clerk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clerk-com), Prepare your taste buds... (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/grubhub-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.01:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #7a07df (7.18:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.49:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a23ef9 (4.59:1); AA: background → #e0e0e0 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #bc74fb (7.03:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Render** — primary #8a05ff (Δ 1.072) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com
- **Render** — accent #8a05ff (Δ 1.072) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/render-com

## 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/8a0df8-b69cc4-c5cb62-2d1f2d-eae9f1?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: "#8a0df8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.