# #8a73fc

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8a73fc`
- RGB: rgb(138, 115, 252)
- HSL: hsl(250, 96%, 72%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.645 0.196 287.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.2469
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 3.697) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8a73fc

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9682fc, #9f8cfd, #ab9bfd, #b4a5fd, #c0b4fd, #cdc3fe, #d5cdfe, #e2dcfe, #eae6fe, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #6d50fb, #4f2dfb, #360ffa, #2905e1, #2304be, #1c039b, #160278, #11025a, #0a0137, #040014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #e5fc73
- Analogous: #73a1fc, #ce73fc
- Triadic: #fc8a73, #73fc8a
- Split-complementary: #fcce73, #a1fc73
- Tetradic: #fc73a1, #e5fc73, #73fcce

## Colors that go with #8a73fc

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 #8a73fc in 5 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), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-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 #8a73fc, 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), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #8a73fc: 4 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 #8a73fc: 4 real palettes, including Coursera's brand system and Fivetran blue's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #8a73fc, 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), Penpot (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/penpot-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange Red** #ff4500 [pool] — Orange Red is paired with #8a73fc in 6 real palettes, including Google's brand system and Clerk's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com), Clerk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clerk-com), Replit (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/replit), Databricks (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/databricks-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orangered
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8a73fc: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #8a73fc 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/darkgoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.54:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #755afc (4.54:1); AA: background → #212121 (4.55:1); AAA: text → #4b28fb (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9b87fd (7.28:1)

## 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/8a73fc-a79cc4-dfb14e-281f2d-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: "#8a73fc" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.