# #a280fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a280fa`
- RGB: rgb(162, 128, 250)
- HSL: hsl(257, 92%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.686 0.175 294.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.3002
- Nearest named color: Illicit Purple (#bf77f6, Δ 4.904) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/illicit-purple
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a280fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #a989fa, #b498fb, #bba2fb, #c6b1fc, #cdbafc, #d4c4fd, #dfd3fd, #e6ddfe, #f1ebfe, #f8f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #895df8, #703bf7, #5719f5, #4709e1, #3c08bf, #31079d, #26057a, #1c0458, #110236, #060114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #d7fa80
- Analogous: #809afa, #df80fa
- Triadic: #faa280, #80faa2
- Split-complementary: #fadf80, #9afa80
- Tetradic: #fa809a, #d7fa80, #80fadf

## Colors that go with #a280fa

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 #a280fa in 4 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Google (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/google-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #a280fa in 4 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Goldenrod sits directly opposite #a280fa 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/darkgoldenrod
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #a280fa, as the accent. Seen in: Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Qualcomm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/qualcomm-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #a280fa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #a280fa in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #a280fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: split] — Lime Green is a split-complement of #a280fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/limegreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8254f8 (4.59:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.53:1); AAA: text → #5b1ef6 (7.09:1); AAA: background → #000000 (7:1)
- On black (#000000): 7:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/a280fa-ac9cc4-dfc24e-291f2d-e9ebf1?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: "#a280fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.