# #b661ea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b661ea`
- RGB: rgb(182, 97, 234)
- HSL: hsl(277, 77%, 65%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.65 0.207 310.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.2443
- Nearest named color: Lavender (#b56edc, Δ 3.704) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavender-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b661ea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bc6fec, #c481ef, #cb8ef0, #d19cf2, #d9aef4, #e0bbf6, #e6c9f8, #ecd6fa, #f5e8fc, #fbf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #a946e7, #9d2be3, #8d1cd4, #7b18b9, #69159e, #54107e, #420d63, #300948, #1e062d, #0c0212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #96ea61
- Analogous: #7161ea, #ea61da
- Triadic: #eab661, #61eab6
- Split-complementary: #daea61, #61ea71
- Tetradic: #ea7161, #96ea61, #61daea

## Colors that go with #b661ea

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #b661ea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b661ea: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #b661ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #b661ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #b661ea in two real palettes: 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [pool] — Light Sea Green shows up next to #b661ea in two real palettes: Taco Bell's brand system and Netlify's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com), Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #b661ea in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #b661ea — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.57:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a741e6 (4.62:1); AA: background → #212121 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #841ac7 (7.11:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.89:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c078ed (7.15:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- 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/b661ea-b99cc4-bdcb62-2d1f2c-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: "#b661ea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.