# #9986ee

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9986ee`
- RGB: rgb(153, 134, 238)
- HSL: hsl(251, 75%, 73%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.682 0.15 290.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.3
- Nearest named color: Perrywinkle (#8f8ce7, Δ 2.384) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/perrywinkle
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/9986ee

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a594f0, #ac9df1, #b8aaf3, #bfb3f4, #cac1f6, #d2c9f7, #ddd7f9, #e5e0fb, #f0edfc, #f7f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #7f67e9, #6548e5, #4a29e0, #3c1dc9, #3419ae, #2b148f, #211070, #180b50, #0f0731, #050312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #dbee87
- Analogous: #87a7ee, #cd87ee
- Triadic: #ee9987, #87ee99
- Split-complementary: #eecd87, #a7ee87
- Tetradic: #ee87a7, #dbee87, #87eecd

## Colors that go with #9986ee

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 #9986ee in 5 real palettes, including Blueprint and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #9986ee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Blizzard (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/blizzard-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #9986ee: 4 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Dusk, as the accent. Seen in: Coca-Cola (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coca-cola-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Apple (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/apple-com), Coursera (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coursera-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #9986ee, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #9986ee in 6 real palettes, including Roblox's brand system and Sephora's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #9986ee in 6 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 #9986ee 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 #9986ee: 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #785ee8 (4.6:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.53:1); AAA: text → #5232e2 (7.21:1)
- On black (#000000): 7:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9d8bee (7.36:1)

## 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/9986ee-a89cc4-dfb34e-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: "#9986ee" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.