# #900990

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

## Values

- Hex: `#900990`
- RGB: rgb(144, 9, 144)
- HSL: hsl(300, 88%, 30%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.461 0.207 328.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.0814
- Nearest named color: darkmagenta (#8b008b, Δ 1.457) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkmagenta
- Moods: warm, vivid, dark, playful, bold, luxury
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/900990

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b10bb1, #d30dd3, #f00ff0, #f231f2, #f452f4, #f674f6, #f896f8, #fab2fa, #fcd4fc, #fef5fe
- Shades (toward black): #810881, #780878, #690769, #600660, #510551, #430443, #3a043a, #2b032b, #220222, #130113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #099009
- Analogous: #4d0990, #90094d
- Triadic: #909009, #099090
- Split-complementary: #4d9009, #09904d
- Tetradic: #904d09, #099009, #094d90

## Colors that go with #900990

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

- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #900990: 4 real palettes, including Peacock and Slack's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #900990 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/forestgreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #900990: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #900990: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Hinge (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hinge-co). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #900990: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #900990 in two real palettes: Lenovo's brand system and Gemstone, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #900990'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/blueviolet
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony: analogous] — Medium Violet Red is #900990'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/mediumvioletred

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.99:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.63:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ce0dce (4.57:1); AA: background → #c4c4c4 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #f349f3 (7.06:1); AAA: background → #f0f0f0 (7.01:1)

## 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/900990-c19fbd-95cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#900990" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.