# #a35c81

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a35c81`
- RGB: rgb(163, 92, 129)
- HSL: hsl(329, 28%, 50%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.568 0.104 348.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.1703
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 2.687) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a35c81

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ac6c8d, #b67c9a, #bd89a4, #c69ab1, #cfaabd, #d8baca, #e2cbd7, #e9d8e1, #f2e8ed, #fbf8fa
- Shades (toward black): #935374, #864b6a, #76425d, #683b52, #583245, #482839, #3b212e, #2a1821, #1d1117, #0d070a

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5ca37e
- Analogous: #a25ca3, #a35c5d
- Triadic: #81a35c, #5c81a3
- Split-complementary: #5da35c, #5ca3a2
- Tetradic: #a3a25c, #5ca37e, #5c5da3

## Colors that go with #a35c81

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

- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — 4 real palettes, including Sunset Boulevard and Graphite put Orange beside #a35c81, 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), Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #a35c81: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org), Mushroom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#mushroom), Wellness (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#wellness). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #a35c81 in 12 real palettes, including Notion's brand system and Dunkin''s brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Notion (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/notion), Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com), Clay & Linen (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#clay-and-linen), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Cyan sits directly opposite #a35c81 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/darkcyan
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Midnight Luxe put Champagne beside #a35c81, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Coffee Bar (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#coffee-bar), Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Woodsmoke (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#woodsmoke). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #a35c81: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Campus (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/friendly#campus). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #a35c81 in 3 real palettes, including Chase's brand system and Slate Workspace, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com), Slate Workspace (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#slate-workspace), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Blush Pink** #e8b4b8 [pool] — Two real palettes: Graphite Mono and Blush put Blush Pink beside #a35c81, as the accent. Seen in: Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Blush (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blush). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blush-pink

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.77:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #7c4662 (7.22:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.41:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a55f83 (4.56:1); AA: background → #fafafa (4.57:1); AAA: text → #bb86a2 (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/a35c81-c49cac-62cb62-2d1f21-f1e9f1?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: "#a35c81" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.