# #9174fb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9174fb`
- RGB: rgb(145, 116, 251)
- HSL: hsl(253, 94%, 72%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.651 0.193 289.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.2548
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 4.168) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/9174fb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #9d83fb, #a58dfb, #b19cfc, #b9a6fc, #c4b5fd, #d0c4fd, #d8cefd, #e4dcfe, #ebe6fe, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #7652fa, #5b2ff9, #4312f8, #3607df, #2d06bc, #250599, #1d0477, #150359, #0d0236, #050114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #defb74
- Analogous: #749bfb, #d574fb
- Triadic: #fb9274, #74fb92
- Split-complementary: #fbd574, #9bfb74
- Tetradic: #fb749b, #defb74, #74fbd5

## Colors that go with #9174fb

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 #9174fb 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), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #9174fb 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), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), HashiCorp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hashicorp-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #9174fb 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
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony, pool: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #9174fb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Qualcomm's brand system and Canva's brand system put Blue beside #9174fb, 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
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [harmony, pool: analogous] — Dodger Blue is #9174fb'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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Discord's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #9174fb, 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #9174fb: 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): 3.45:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7a57fa (4.59:1); AA: background → #242424 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #5325f8 (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.1:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9d83fb (7.07:1)

## 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/9174fb-a99cc4-dfb84e-281f2d-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: "#9174fb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.