# #a76bfa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#a76bfa`
- RGB: rgb(167, 107, 250)
- HSL: hsl(265, 93%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.657 0.206 300.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.2563
- Nearest named color: Orion Nebula (#a55af4, Δ 3.518) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orion-nebula
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/a76bfa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #af7afa, #b889fb, #be93fb, #c7a1fc, #d0b0fc, #d9bffd, #e2cefd, #e7d8fe, #f0e6fe, #f9f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #9249f8, #802bf7, #6c09f6, #5f08d9, #5007b6, #410594, #340476, #250354, #180236, #090114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #befa6b
- Analogous: #6b77fa, #ee6bfa
- Triadic: #faa76b, #6bfaa7
- Split-complementary: #faee6b, #77fa6b
- Tetradic: #fa6b77, #befa6b, #6bfaee

## Colors that go with #a76bfa

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

- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #a76bfa 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/olivedrab
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony, pool: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #a76bfa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #a76bfa in 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #a76bfa — 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), Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #a76bfa in 3 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #a76bfa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Two real palettes: Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #a76bfa, as the accent. Seen in: Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #a76bfa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.43:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9249f8 (4.64:1); AA: background → #242424 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #6a09f1 (7.19:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.13:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #b27ffa (7.31:1)

## 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/a76bfa-b19cc4-dfd54e-2b1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#a76bfa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.