# #8a0f5f

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a0f5f`
- RGB: rgb(138, 15, 95)
- HSL: hsl(321, 80%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.426 0.169 347.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.0657
- Nearest named color: Bane of Royalty (#871466, Δ 1.336) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bane-of-royalty
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a0f5f

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aa1375, #ca168b, #e6199e, #e93aac, #ed5ab9, #f07ac7, #f49ad4, #f7b6e0, #fad6ee, #fef6fb
- Shades (toward black): #7c0e55, #730d4f, #650b46, #5c0a3f, #4e0936, #40072c, #370626, #29051c, #200416, #12020d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #0f8a3a
- Analogous: #770f8a, #8a0f22
- Triadic: #5f8a0f, #0f5f8a
- Split-complementary: #228a0f, #0f8a77
- Tetradic: #8a770f, #0f8a3a, #0f228a

## Colors that go with #8a0f5f

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 #8a0f5f 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 #8a0f5f: 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
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #8a0f5f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #8a0f5f: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #8a0f5f'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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8a0f5f: two real palettes: Hinge's brand system and Slack's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Gold** #ffd700 [pool] — Gold shows up next to #8a0f5f in two real palettes: Mailchimp's brand system and Garnet, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Mailchimp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mailchimp-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/gold
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #8a0f5f in two real palettes: Garnet and Wayfair's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust

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

- On white (#ffffff): 9.07:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.31:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #dc1898 (4.63:1); AA: background → #b8b8b8 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #ee63bd (7.15:1); AAA: background → #e3e3e3 (7.07:1)

## 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/8a0f5f-c19fb1-70cb62-2d1f22-f0e9f1?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: "#8a0f5f" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.