# #ab6daa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ab6daa`
- RGB: rgb(171, 109, 170)
- HSL: hsl(301, 27%, 55%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.622 0.114 327.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.225
- Nearest named color: Drama Queen (#a37298, Δ 3.606) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drama-queen
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ab6daa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b37ab2, #bc8abb, #c397c3, #cba4ca, #d4b5d4, #dcc1db, #e3cee3, #ebdbea, #f4ecf4, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #a25da1, #925491, #824a81, #714171, #613860, #4e2d4d, #3e233d, #2d1a2d, #1d111d, #0d070d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6dab6e
- Analogous: #8d6dab, #ab6d8b
- Triadic: #aaab6d, #6daaab
- Split-complementary: #8bab6d, #6dab8d
- Tetradic: #ab8d6d, #6dab6e, #6d8bab

## Colors that go with #ab6daa

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ab6daa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Bloomberg (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/bloomberg-com), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com), PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #ab6daa 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
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #ab6daa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Atelier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/elegant#atelier). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #ab6daa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ab6daa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [pool] — Goldenrod shows up next to #ab6daa in two real palettes: Ledger Dark and Noir Beauty, as the lead colour. Seen in: Ledger Dark (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ledger-dark), Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Plaid's brand system and Marvel's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #ab6daa, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Marvel (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/marvel-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Rust** #b7410e [pool] — Rust shows up next to #ab6daa in two real palettes: Semrush's brand system and Noir Beauty, as the accent. Seen in: Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com), Noir Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#noir-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/rust

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.82:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a25da1 (4.55:1); AA: background → #1a1a1a (4.56:1); AAA: text → #784577 (7.2:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.5:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #b884b7 (7.02:1)

## 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/ab6daa-c19fbc-93cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#ab6daa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.