# #9e00fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#9e00fa`
- RGB: rgb(158, 0, 250)
- HSL: hsl(278, 100%, 49%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.562 0.293 304.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.1417
- Nearest named color: Cosmic Heart (#9601f4, Δ 1.772) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cosmic-heart
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/9e00fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a914ff, #b22eff, #bc47ff, #c561ff, #ce7aff, #d68fff, #dfa8ff, #e9c2ff, #f2dbff, #fbf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #9100e6, #8100cc, #7400b8, #64009e, #57008a, #470070, #3a005c, #2a0042, #1d002e, #0d0014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5cfa00
- Analogous: #2100fa, #fa00d9
- Triadic: #fa9e00, #00fa9e
- Split-complementary: #d9fa00, #00fa21
- Tetradic: #fa2100, #5cfa00, #00d9fa

## Colors that go with #9e00fa

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

- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Green sits directly opposite #9e00fa 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/olive
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #9e00fa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #9e00fa: 3 real palettes, including Linkedin's brand system and Hasbro's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony, pool: triadic] — Dark Cyan completes a triad with #9e00fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #9e00fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [pool] — Light Sea Green shows up next to #9e00fa in two real palettes: Taco Bell's brand system and Circuit, as the accent. Seen in: Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com), Circuit (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#circuit). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #9e00fa in two real palettes: monday.com's brand system and ClickUp's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com), ClickUp (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/clickup-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [harmony, pool: analogous] — Royal Blue is #9e00fa's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Yahoo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/yahoo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.48:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #8400d1 (7.24:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.83:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #af24ff (4.52:1); AA: background → #ebebeb (4.59:1); AAA: text → #c96bff (7.03:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Taco Bell** — secondary #9a23f8 (Δ 1.759) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/9e00fa-ba9cc4-bbcb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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: "#9e00fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.