# #905a8d

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#905a8d`
- RGB: rgb(144, 90, 141)
- HSL: hsl(303, 23%, 46%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.546 0.1 328.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1516
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 2.379) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/905a8d

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9f659c, #a975a6, #b488b2, #be97bc, #c8a7c6, #d2b7d0, #dcc7db, #e7d9e7, #f1e9f1, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #845281, #774b75, #684166, #5b3959, #4e314d, #422941, #352134, #261825, #191019, #0d080c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5a905d
- Analogous: #785a90, #905a73
- Triadic: #8e905a, #5a8e90
- Split-complementary: #73905a, #5a9078
- Tetradic: #90785a, #5a905d, #5a7390

## Colors that go with #905a8d

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #905a8d: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #905a8d on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Marvel's brand system and Lufthansa's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #905a8d, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Lufthansa (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lufthansa-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Fintech Trust (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#fintech-trust). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Graphite and Campus put Orange beside #905a8d, as the accent. Seen in: Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #905a8d in 4 real palettes, including Slate Workspace and Stripe's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Slate Workspace (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#slate-workspace), Stripe (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/stripe), GitHub (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/github), Subaru (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/subaru-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #905a8d in 9 real palettes, including Superhuman's brand system and Graphite Mono, as the lead colour. Seen in: Superhuman (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/superhuman-com), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony, pool: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #905a8d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony: split] — Dark Olive Green is a split-complement of #905a8d: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.21:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #744972 (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9d629a (4.65:1); AA: background → #f0f0f0 (4.57:1); AAA: text → #b488b2 (7.11:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/905a8d-c19fbb-8fcb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#905a8d" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.