# #a51d95

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a51d95`
- RGB: rgb(165, 29, 149)
- HSL: hsl(307, 70%, 38%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.508 0.208 333.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1105
- Nearest named color: Magentle (#aa11aa, Δ 3.548) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/magentle
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a51d95

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bf22ac, #d926c4, #dd40cb, #e25ad2, #e774d9, #eb8ee0, #f0a8e7, #f4c2ee, #f9dcf6, #fdf6fd
- Shades (toward black): #981b89, #861879, #79156e, #68125e, #5b1052, #4e0e47, #3d0b37, #30082b, #1e051b, #110310

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #1da52d
- Analogous: #711da5, #a51d51
- Triadic: #95a51d, #1d95a5
- Split-complementary: #51a51d, #1da571
- Tetradic: #a5711d, #1da52d, #1d51a5

## Colors that go with #a51d95

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 #a51d95: 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), Slack (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/slack-com), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #a51d95 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #a51d95: 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 #a51d95: 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 #a51d95: 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 #a51d95 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
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #a51d95'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
- **Coral** #ff7f50 [pool] — Designers have shipped Coral with #a51d95: Dusk Gradient, as the lead colour. Seen in: Dusk Gradient (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#dusk-gradient). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/coral

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

- On white (#ffffff): 6.54:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #9c1c8d (7.08:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cc24b8 (4.51:1); AA: background → #d6d6d6 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #e363d4 (7:1)

## 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/a51d95-c19fb9-89cb62-2d1f26-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: "#a51d95" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.