# #b168ab

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b168ab`
- RGB: rgb(177, 104, 171)
- HSL: hsl(305, 32%, 55%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.621 0.128 330)
- Relative luminance: 0.2219
- Nearest named color: Lavendless (#b86fc2, Δ 3.754) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavendless
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b168ab

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b875b2, #c186bc, #c893c3, #cea1cb, #d7b2d4, #debfdb, #e5cde3, #ecdaea, #f5ebf4, #fcf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #a857a2, #974e91, #874581, #763d71, #653461, #512a4e, #40213d, #2f182d, #1e101d, #0d070d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #68b16e
- Analogous: #9268b1, #b16886
- Triadic: #abb168, #68abb1
- Split-complementary: #86b168, #68b192
- Tetradic: #b19268, #68b16e, #6886b1

## Colors that go with #b168ab

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 #b168ab 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b168ab: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #b168ab: 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 #b168ab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #b168ab — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #b168ab 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
- **Champagne** #f7e7ce [pool] — Midnight Luxe puts Champagne beside #b168ab, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [pool] — Dark Khaki shows up next to #b168ab in Midnight Luxe, as the lead colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.86:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a857a2 (4.62:1); AA: background → #1a1a1a (4.51:1); AAA: text → #80427b (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.44:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #bf82ba (7.12:1)

## 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/b168ab-c19fba-8ccb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#b168ab" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.