# #aa85ea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#aa85ea`
- RGB: rgb(170, 133, 234)
- HSL: hsl(262, 71%, 72%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.693 0.148 299.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.3126
- Nearest named color: Perrywinkle (#8f8ce7, Δ 4.276) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/perrywinkle
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/aa85ea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b392ed, #b99bee, #c2a8f0, #c8b1f2, #d2bef4, #dbcbf6, #e1d3f8, #eae0fa, #f0e9fb, #f9f6fe
- Shades (toward black): #9566e5, #8048e0, #6d2edc, #5d21c4, #4f1ca6, #401787, #321269, #250d4e, #170830, #080311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #c5ea85
- Analogous: #8592ea, #dd85ea
- Triadic: #eaaa85, #85eaaa
- Split-complementary: #eadd85, #92ea85
- Tetradic: #ea8592, #c5ea85, #85eadd

## Colors that go with #aa85ea

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

- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #aa85ea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify), Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #aa85ea in 4 real palettes, including Blueprint and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #aa85ea in 5 real palettes, including Sephora's brand system and Roblox's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #aa85ea in 4 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Zed (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/zed-dev). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #aa85ea, 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 #aa85ea: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Blue Mono and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #aa85ea, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #aa85ea — 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.9:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8c59e3 (4.51:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #6a29db (7.11:1); AAA: background → #050505 (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.25:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/aa85ea-af9cc4-dfce4e-2a1f2d-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: "#aa85ea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.