# #9a80fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9a80fa`
- RGB: rgb(154, 128, 250)
- HSL: hsl(253, 92%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.679 0.175 290.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.2921
- Nearest named color: Orchid (#7a81ff, Δ 4.621) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/9a80fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a289fa, #ae98fb, #b5a2fb, #c1b1fc, #c9bafc, #d0c4fd, #dcd3fd, #e4ddfe, #efebfe, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #7f5df8, #643bf7, #4919f5, #3809e1, #3008bf, #27079d, #1f057a, #160458, #0d0236, #050114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #dffa80
- Analogous: #80a2fa, #d780fa
- Triadic: #fa9a80, #80fa9a
- Split-complementary: #fad780, #a2fa80
- Tetradic: #fa80a2, #dffa80, #80fad7

## Colors that go with #9a80fa

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 #9a80fa 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 #9a80fa 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 #9a80fa in 4 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 #9a80fa 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
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony, pool: split] — Lime Green is a split-complement of #9a80fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Brilliant (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/brilliant-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/limegreen
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #9a80fa, 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #9a80fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #9a80fa: 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): 3.07:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7b59f8 (4.54:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.61:1); AAA: text → #5023f6 (7.21:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.84:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9e85fa (7.19:1)

## 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/9a80fa-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: "#9a80fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.