# #a15ea0

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a15ea0`
- RGB: rgb(161, 94, 160)
- HSL: hsl(301, 26%, 50%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.581 0.124 327.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.1812
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 2.713) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a15ea0

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aa6ea9, #b47eb3, #bb8bba, #c59bc4, #ceabcd, #d7bcd7, #e1cce0, #e8d8e8, #f2e9f2, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #915590, #844d83, #744473, #673c66, #573356, #472a46, #3a2239, #2a1929, #1d111d, #0d080d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5ea15f
- Analogous: #815ea1, #a15e7e
- Triadic: #a0a15e, #5ea0a1
- Split-complementary: #7ea15e, #5ea181
- Tetradic: #a1815e, #5ea15f, #5e7ea1

## Colors that go with #a15ea0

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #a15ea0 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #a15ea0: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Graphite put Orange beside #a15ea0, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: split] — Dark Cyan is a split-complement of #a15ea0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #a15ea0: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Coral** #ff7f50 [pool] — Designers have shipped Coral with #a15ea0: two real palettes: Dusk Gradient and Clinic, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusk Gradient (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#dusk-gradient), Clinic (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#clinic). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/coral
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #a15ea0: two real palettes: Linkedin's brand system and Campus, as the lead colour. Seen in: Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Marvel's brand system and Plaid's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #a15ea0, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com), Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.54:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #774676 (7.19:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.62:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #b785b6 (7.04:1)

## 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/a15ea0-c19fbc-93cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#a15ea0" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.