# #b80dce

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b80dce`
- RGB: rgb(184, 13, 206)
- HSL: hsl(293, 88%, 43%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.566 0.264 322.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.1493
- Nearest named color: Ferocious Fuchsia (#aa00cc, Δ 3.008) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/ferocious-fuchsia
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b80dce

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #d10feb, #d922f1, #de3ff3, #e257f4, #e774f6, #eb8cf8, #f0a9f9, #f4c1fb, #f9ddfd, #fdf5fe
- Shades (toward black): #a70cbb, #950ba8, #840995, #730881, #660773, #550660, #44054d, #33043a, #220226, #110113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #24ce0d
- Analogous: #570dce, #ce0d84
- Triadic: #ceb80d, #0dceb8
- Split-complementary: #84ce0d, #0dce57
- Tetradic: #ce570d, #24ce0d, #0d84ce

## Colors that go with #b80dce

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

- **Forest Green** #228b22 [harmony: complementary] — Forest Green sits directly opposite #b80dce 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/forestgreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b80dce: 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #b80dce: 3 real palettes, including Hasbro's brand system and Peacock, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony, pool: triadic] — Dark Cyan completes a triad with #b80dce — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #b80dce: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #b80dce: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #b80dce in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Gemstone, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Gemstone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#gemstone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [harmony: analogous] — Medium Violet Red is #b80dce's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.27:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #950ba8 (7.26:1)
- On black (#000000): 3.99:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c90ee1 (4.63:1); AA: background → #f0f0f0 (4.62:1); AAA: text → #e35cf5 (7.12:1)

## 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/b80dce-c19fc1-a1cb62-2d1f29-ece9f1?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: "#b80dce" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.