# #a20175

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#a20175`
- RGB: rgb(162, 1, 117)
- HSL: hsl(317, 99%, 32%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.475 0.201 345.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.0899
- Nearest named color: Katy Berry (#aa0077, Δ 1.704) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/katy-berry
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a20175

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c6018e, #e401a4, #fe0bb9, #fe2ac2, #fe4dcc, #fe71d6, #fe8fdf, #ffb3e9, #ffd1f2, #fff5fc
- Shades (toward black): #93016a, #84015f, #7a0157, #6b014d, #5b0042, #4c0037, #3d002c, #330024, #24001a, #14000f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #01a22f
- Analogous: #7f01a2, #a20124
- Triadic: #75a201, #0175a2
- Split-complementary: #24a201, #01a27f
- Tetradic: #a27f01, #01a22f, #0124a2

## Colors that go with #a20175

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

- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #a20175: 4 real palettes, including Peacock and Chase's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Ulta Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ulta-com), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #a20175 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/seagreen
- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony, pool: split] — Forest Green is a split-complement of #a20175: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Bun (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bun-sh). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/forestgreen
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #a20175: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Crimson** #dc143c [harmony, pool: analogous] — Crimson is #a20175's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #a20175: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #a20175 in two real palettes: Chase's brand system and Wayfair's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #a20175 in two real palettes: Wayfair's brand system and Garnet, as the lead colour. Seen in: Wayfair (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wayfair-com), Garnet (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#garnet). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust

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

- On white (#ffffff): 7.51:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass
- On black (#000000): 2.8:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #df01a0 (4.65:1); AA: background → #c9c9c9 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #fe48cb (7:1); AAA: background → #f7f7f7 (7.01:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Rippling** — secondary #9f1e7a (Δ 1.981) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/a20175-c19fb3-77cb62-2d1f23-efe9f1?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: "#a20175" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.