# #9b507a

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9b507a`
- RGB: rgb(155, 80, 122)
- HSL: hsl(326, 32%, 46%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.535 0.112 346.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1411
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 3.545) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/9b507a

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aa5a87, #b36b94, #bd7fa2, #c690ae, #cea1bb, #d7b2c7, #e0c2d3, #ead7e2, #f3e7ee, #fcf8fa
- Shades (toward black): #8d4970, #804265, #6f3958, #62324d, #542b42, #472438, #391d2d, #281520, #1b0e15, #0d070b

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #509b70
- Analogous: #96509b, #9b5055
- Triadic: #7a9b50, #507a9b
- Split-complementary: #559b50, #509b96
- Tetradic: #9b9650, #509b70, #50559b

## Colors that go with #9b507a

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

- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #9b507a in 12 real palettes, including Dunkin''s brand system and Blush, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush), Typewriter (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/editorial#typewriter), Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: complementary] — Teal sits directly opposite #9b507a 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/teal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #9b507a: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Champagne beside #9b507a, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Darkroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#darkroom). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Dark Olive Green** #556b2f [harmony, pool: triadic] — Dark Olive Green completes a triad with #9b507a — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Olive Grove (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#olive-grove). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkolivegreen
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Rippling's brand system and Sunset Boulevard put Orange beside #9b507a, as the lead colour. Seen in: Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Peru** #cd853f [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Peru beside #9b507a, as the lead colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke), Bakery (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#bakery). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #9b507a: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.49:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #834468 (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.82:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #aa5a87 (4.52:1); AA: background → #ebebeb (4.61:1); AAA: text → #c186a7 (7.24:1)

## 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/9b507a-c19fae-67cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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: "#9b507a" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.