# #987ffa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#987ffa`
- RGB: rgb(152, 127, 250)
- HSL: hsl(252, 92%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.675 0.176 290.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2876
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 4.311) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/987ffa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a089fa, #ac98fb, #b4a2fb, #c0b1fc, #c8bafc, #d0c4fd, #dbd3fd, #e3ddfe, #efebfe, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #7c5df8, #613bf7, #4519f5, #3509e1, #2d08bf, #25079d, #1d057a, #150458, #0d0236, #050114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #e1fa80
- Analogous: #80a4fa, #d580fa
- Triadic: #fa9880, #80fa98
- Split-complementary: #fad580, #a4fa80
- Tetradic: #fa80a4, #e1fa80, #80fad5

## Colors that go with #987ffa

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 #987ffa 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), 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 #987ffa in 6 real palettes, including Roblox's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #987ffa in 5 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev), Retool (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/retool-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #987ffa 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 #987ffa: 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), Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #987ffa, as the accent. Seen in: Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #987ffa in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Playground, as the accent. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Playground (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/bold#playground), Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #987ffa: 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): 3.11:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7859f8 (4.58:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.55:1); AAA: text → #5128f6 (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.75:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9c85fa (7.15:1)

## 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/987ffa-a99cc4-dfb64e-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: "#987ffa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.