# #b26cab

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b26cab`
- RGB: rgb(178, 108, 171)
- HSL: hsl(306, 31%, 56%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.629 0.122 330.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.2313
- Nearest named color: Lavendless (#b86fc2, Δ 3.578) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavendless
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b26cab

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #b979b2, #c087ba, #c897c4, #cfa5cb, #d7b2d3, #dec0db, #e5cde2, #eddeec, #f4ebf3, #fbf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #a95ba1, #9a5192, #86467f, #753e6f, #64355f, #542c50, #432340, #2f192d, #1e101d, #0d070d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6cb273
- Analogous: #966cb2, #b26c88
- Triadic: #abb26c, #6cabb2
- Split-complementary: #88b26c, #6cb296
- Tetradic: #b2966c, #6cb273, #6c88b2

## Colors that go with #b26cab

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 body-text near-black for #b26cab: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. 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 #b26cab 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 #b26cab — 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #b26cab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #b26cab: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #b26cab in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Dusk, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — Two real palettes: Sunset Boulevard and Hermès's brand system put Tomato beside #b26cab, as the lead colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Hermès (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hermes-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [pool] — Blue Violet is paired with #b26cab 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): 3.73:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a7589f (4.63:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.57:1); AAA: text → #7f4379 (7.04:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.63:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #be83b8 (7.13:1)

## 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/b26cab-c19fb9-8acb62-2d1f26-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: "#b26cab" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.