# #ad99ff

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ad99ff`
- RGB: rgb(173, 153, 255)
- HSL: hsl(252, 100%, 80%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.742 0.145 291.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.3889
- Nearest named color: Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4, Δ 3.884) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dreamy-candy-forest
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ad99ff

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b6a3ff, #beadff, #c2b3ff, #cabdff, #d2c7ff, #dad1ff, #e2dbff, #e7e0ff, #efebff, #f7f5ff
- Shades (toward black): #8d70ff, #704dff, #5024ff, #3300ff, #2b00d6, #2300ad, #1c008a, #130061, #0c003d, #040014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #ebff99
- Analogous: #99b8ff, #e099ff
- Triadic: #ffad99, #99ffad
- Split-complementary: #ffe099, #b8ff99
- Tetradic: #ff99b8, #ebff99, #99ffe0

## Colors that go with #ad99ff

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

- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #ad99ff in 4 real palettes, including Ahrefs's brand system and Blueprint, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Lavender Milk put Midnight Blue beside #ad99ff, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Periwinkle** #ccccff [pool] — Periwinkle shows up next to #ad99ff in 4 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Blue Mono, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Blue Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#blue-mono), Calendly (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calendly-com), Mistral AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mistral-ai). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/periwinkle
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #ad99ff in 7 real palettes, including Roblox's brand system and Sephora's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com), NBA (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nba-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ad99ff in 4 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Cursor's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Cursor (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/cursor-com), Astro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/astro-build), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: complementary] — Dark Khaki sits directly opposite #ad99ff 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/darkkhaki
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ad99ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Deep Sky Blue** #00bfff [pool] — Designers have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #ad99ff: 3 real palettes, including Blueprint and Calm's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Calm (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/calm-com), Remix (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/remix-run). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/deepskyblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.39:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #7857ff (4.56:1); AA: background → #3d3d3d (4.54:1); AAA: text → #4b1fff (7.14:1); AAA: background → #1c1c1c (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.78:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Brands using this color

- **Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom** — primary #ac9cf4 (Δ 1.94) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/phantom-com

## 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/ad99ff-a99cc4-dfb64e-281f2d-e9ecf1?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: "#ad99ff" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.