# #a42898

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a42898`
- RGB: rgb(164, 40, 152)
- HSL: hsl(306, 61%, 40%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.515 0.199 332.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.1168
- Nearest named color: Magentle (#aa11aa, Δ 3.69) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/magentle
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a42898

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bd2eaf, #cf3ac0, #d44ec7, #da67cf, #e080d7, #e698de, #ecb1e6, #f1c6ed, #f7def5, #fdf7fc
- Shades (toward black): #942489, #87217d, #771d6e, #6b1a63, #5a1653, #4a1244, #3e0f39, #2d0b2a, #21081e, #10040f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #28a434
- Analogous: #7228a4, #a4285a
- Triadic: #98a428, #2898a4
- Split-complementary: #5aa428, #28a472
- Tetradic: #a47228, #28a434, #285aa4

## Colors that go with #a42898

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 #a42898 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #a42898: 4 real palettes, including Peacock and Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #a42898: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Teal** #008080 [harmony: split] — Teal is a split-complement of #a42898: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/teal
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #a42898: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #a42898 in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Lenovo's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Lenovo (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/lenovo-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — Two real palettes: Rippling's brand system and Sunset Boulevard put Orange beside #a42898, as the lead colour. Seen in: Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #a42898's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.3:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #98258c (7.05:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.34:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c931ba (4.63:1); AA: background → #dbdbdb (4.55:1); AAA: text → #db6bd0 (7.03:1)

## 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/a42898-c19fb9-8acb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#a42898" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.