# #b486df

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b486df`
- RGB: rgb(180, 134, 223)
- HSL: hsl(271, 58%, 70%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.698 0.135 307)
- Relative luminance: 0.3208
- Nearest named color: Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4, Δ 3.607) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dreamy-candy-forest
- Moods: cool, light, clean, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b486df

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bb92e2, #c39ee5, #c8a6e7, #cfb2eb, #d7bfee, #decbf1, #e6d7f4, #ebdff6, #f2ebfa, #faf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #a26ad7, #9352d1, #8236c9, #722fb1, #602895, #4e2079, #3e1a61, #2c1244, #1d0c2c, #0a0410

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #b1df86
- Analogous: #8886df, #df86dd
- Triadic: #dfb486, #86dfb4
- Split-complementary: #dddf86, #86df88
- Tetradic: #df8886, #b1df86, #86dddf

## Colors that go with #b486df

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 #b486df 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #b486df in 4 real palettes, including Sephora's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com), Webflow (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/webflow-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #b486df in 3 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b486df: 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
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including First Snow and Open House put Midnight Blue beside #b486df, as the text colour against it. Seen in: First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #b486df in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Loom's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #b486df — 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 #b486df: 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): 2.83:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9656d2 (4.61:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.66:1); AAA: text → #7831b9 (7.15:1); AAA: background → #080808 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.42:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b486df-b59cc4-c7cb62-2c1f2d-eae9f1?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: "#b486df" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.