# #8d6ff1

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

## Values

- Hex: `#8d6ff1`
- RGB: rgb(141, 111, 241)
- HSL: hsl(254, 82%, 69%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.633 0.187 290.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2338
- Nearest named color: mediumslateblue (#7b68ee, Δ 3.422) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/8d6ff1

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #987df2, #a38bf4, #ae99f5, #b9a7f6, #c4b5f8, #ccbef9, #d7ccfa, #e2dafb, #ede8fd, #f8f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #7753ee, #5e33eb, #4817e8, #3e14c8, #3511ac, #2b0e8b, #220b6f, #18084f, #100533, #060213

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d3f16f
- Analogous: #6f92f1, #ce6ff1
- Triadic: #f18d6f, #6ff18d
- Split-complementary: #f1ce6f, #92f16f
- Tetradic: #f16f92, #d3f16f, #6ff1ce

## Colors that go with #8d6ff1

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

- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #8d6ff1 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Spline (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spline-design). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #8d6ff1 in 4 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #8d6ff1 in 4 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Stripe's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe), HashiCorp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hashicorp-com), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #8d6ff1 in 5 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Zed's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Rotten Tomatoes (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rottentomatoes-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #8d6ff1, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #8d6ff1: 3 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Coursera's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org), Fivetran blue (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/fivetran-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [harmony, pool: analogous] — Dodger Blue is #8d6ff1's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: PostHog (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/posthog-com), Bluesky Social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bsky-app). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #8d6ff1: 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): 3.7:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7b58ee (4.7:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.61:1); AAA: text → #562aea (7.2:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.68:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #a086f3 (7.2:1)

## 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/8d6ff1-aa9cc4-dfbb4e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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: "#8d6ff1" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.