# #ab5995

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ab5995`
- RGB: rgb(171, 89, 149)
- HSL: hsl(316, 33%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.581 0.131 338.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.1797
- Nearest named color: Bermuda Onion (#9d5a8f, Δ 2.717) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bermuda-onion
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ab5995

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b46aa0, #bb77a9, #c388b3, #cc99be, #d4aac9, #dbb8d2, #e4c9dc, #ecdae7, #f3e7f0, #fcf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #9c4f87, #8e487c, #7d3f6d, #6d375e, #5f3052, #4e2744, #3d1f35, #2c1626, #1f0f1a, #0e070c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #59ab6f
- Analogous: #9859ab, #ab596c
- Triadic: #95ab59, #5995ab
- Split-complementary: #6cab59, #59ab98
- Tetradic: #ab9859, #59ab6f, #596cab

## Colors that go with #ab5995

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 #ab5995 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
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: split] — Dark Cyan is a split-complement of #ab5995: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ab5995: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ab5995: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — Two real palettes: Sunset Boulevard and Rippling's brand system put Orange beside #ab5995, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #ab5995 in two real palettes: Ubisoft's brand system and Chase's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Ubisoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ubisoft-com), Chase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/chase-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Dunkin''s brand system puts Blue beside #ab5995, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Dunkin' (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/dunkindonuts-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #ab5995 in Klarna US's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Klarna US (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/klarna-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blueviolet

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.57:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #814170 (7.18:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.59:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c082af (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- editorial: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/editorial
- elegant: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/elegant

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ab5995-c19fb4-79cb62-2d1f23-efe9f1?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: "#ab5995" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.