# #b46aaf

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b46aaf`
- RGB: rgb(180, 106, 175)
- HSL: hsl(304, 33%, 56%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.63 0.13 329.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2311
- Nearest named color: Lavendless (#b86fc2, Δ 2.955) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavendless
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b46aaf

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bb77b6, #c185bd, #ca96c7, #d1a3ce, #d8b1d5, #dfbfdc, #e5cce4, #eedded, #f5ebf4, #fcf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #ab59a6, #9c4f97, #884483, #773c73, #663362, #552b52, #442242, #2f182e, #1f0f1e, #0e070d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6ab46f
- Analogous: #946ab4, #b46a8a
- Triadic: #afb46a, #6aafb4
- Split-complementary: #8ab46a, #6ab494
- Tetradic: #b4946a, #6ab46f, #6a8ab4

## Colors that go with #b46aaf

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 #b46aaf 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 #b46aaf: 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 #b46aaf: 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 #b46aaf: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — Two real palettes: Plaid's brand system and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #b46aaf, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Plaid (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/plaid-com), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #b46aaf — 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 #b46aaf 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 #b46aaf, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/champagne

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.74:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #aa55a4 (4.62:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.56:1); AAA: text → #81417d (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.62:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c082bc (7.16:1)

## 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/b46aaf-c19fba-8ecb62-2d1f26-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: "#b46aaf" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.
