# #a48bfd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a48bfd`
- RGB: rgb(164, 139, 253)
- HSL: hsl(253, 97%, 77%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.708 0.163 291.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.3345
- Nearest named color: Perrywinkle (#8f8ce7, Δ 4.569) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/perrywinkle
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a48bfd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ac96fd, #b4a0fe, #bcaafe, #c4b4fe, #d0c3fe, #d7cdfe, #dfd7fe, #e7e1ff, #efebff, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #8868fd, #6940fc, #4d1dfc, #3704f1, #2f03ce, #2603a6, #1e0283, #16015f, #0d0137, #050014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #e5fd8b
- Analogous: #8bacfd, #dd8bfd
- Triadic: #fda48b, #8bfda4
- Split-complementary: #fddd8b, #acfd8b
- Tetradic: #fd8bac, #e5fd8b, #8bfddd

## Colors that go with #a48bfd

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 #a48bfd in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Ahrefs's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #a48bfd in 5 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), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Khaki sits directly opposite #a48bfd 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
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #a48bfd, 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 #a48bfd: 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #a48bfd: 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #a48bfd — 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 #a48bfd: 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): 2.73:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7954fc (4.68:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.63:1); AAA: text → #5122fc (7.04:1); AAA: background → #0f0f0f (7.02:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.69:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Obsidian** — primary #ac8cfc (Δ 1.283) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md

## 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/a48bfd-a99cc4-dfb84e-281f2d-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: "#a48bfd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.