# #b17de8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b17de8`
- RGB: rgb(177, 125, 232)
- HSL: hsl(269, 70%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.685 0.16 305)
- Relative luminance: 0.2984
- Nearest named color: Illicit Purple (#bf77f6, Δ 3.407) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/illicit-purple
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b17de8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b98aea, #c097ed, #c6a0ee, #cdadf0, #d5baf3, #ddc7f5, #e5d4f7, #eadcf9, #f2e9fb, #faf6fd
- Shades (toward black): #9e5fe3, #8f45de, #7d26d9, #6e22bf, #5c1ca0, #4b1782, #3c1268, #2a0d4a, #1b0830, #0a0311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b4e87d
- Analogous: #7d7fe8, #e67de8
- Triadic: #e8b17d, #7de8b1
- Split-complementary: #e8e67d, #7fe87d
- Tetradic: #e87d7f, #b4e87d, #7de8e6

## Colors that go with #b17de8

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 #b17de8 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #b17de8 in 3 real palettes, including Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system and Blueprint, as the accent. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), Blueprint (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#blueprint), Ahrefs (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ahrefs-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #b17de8, 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 #b17de8: 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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #b17de8 in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #b17de8 in 3 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Sephora's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #b17de8 — 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #b17de8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.01:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9752e0 (4.57:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.51:1); AAA: text → #7825d0 (7.06:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.97:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #b381e9 (7.23:1)

## 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/b17de8-b49cc4-cbcb62-2c1f2d-e9e9f1?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: "#b17de8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.