# #a199fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a199fa`
- RGB: rgb(161, 153, 250)
- HSL: hsl(245, 91%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.729 0.139 286.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.3726
- Nearest named color: Cold Lips (#9ba0ef, Δ 2.777) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cold-lips
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a199fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #aaa2fb, #b3acfb, #bcb6fc, #c5c0fc, #cec9fc, #d2cefd, #dbd8fd, #e4e2fe, #edecfe, #f6f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #8177f9, #5e50f7, #3e2ef5, #1e0bef, #1a0acd, #1508a6, #110684, #0c045d, #07033a, #020113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #f2fa99
- Analogous: #99c1fa, #d299fa
- Triadic: #faa199, #99faa1
- Split-complementary: #fad299, #c1fa99
- Tetradic: #fa99c1, #f2fa99, #99fad2

## Colors that go with #a199fa

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 #a199fa in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Blueprint, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #a199fa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Blizzard (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/blizzard-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #a199fa: 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Remix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/remix-run), Snowflake AI Data Cloud (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snowflake-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #a199fa: 5 real palettes, including Coca-Cola's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Coca-Cola (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/coca-cola-com), Venmo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/venmo-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 6 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #a199fa, 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), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Periwinkle** #ccccff [pool] — Periwinkle shows up next to #a199fa in 4 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Calendly's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Mistral AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mistral-ai). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/periwinkle
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #a199fa 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), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Khaki sits directly opposite #a199fa 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/darkkhaki

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.48:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #6b5ef7 (4.6:1); AA: background → #3b3b3b (4.51:1); AAA: text → #3e2ef5 (7.21:1); AAA: background → #1a1a1a (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.45:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Canva** — secondary #9e9eff (Δ 1.32) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com
- **Porsche** — accent #9e9eff (Δ 1.32) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/porsche-com
- **Spotify** — secondary #9e9eff (Δ 1.32) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify

## 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/a199fa-a49cc4-dfa54e-261f2d-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: "#a199fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.