# #b85dea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b85dea`
- RGB: rgb(184, 93, 234)
- HSL: hsl(279, 77%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.647 0.213 311.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2396
- Nearest named color: mediumorchid (#ba55d3, Δ 3.612) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumorchid
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b85dea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #be6aec, #c67cee, #cc8af0, #d49cf2, #daa9f4, #e0b7f6, #e7c9f8, #edd6fa, #f5e8fc, #fbf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #ad41e6, #a126e3, #901bd0, #7e17b5, #6b1499, #58107e, #450d63, #320948, #1f062d, #0d0212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8eea5d
- Analogous: #725dea, #ea5dd5
- Triadic: #eab85d, #5deab8
- Split-complementary: #d5ea5d, #5dea72
- Tetradic: #ea725d, #8eea5d, #5dd5ea

## Colors that go with #b85dea

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 #b85dea 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 #b85dea: 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #b85dea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #b85dea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #b85dea: two real palettes: Hasbro's brand system and Linkedin's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Linkedin (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/linkedin-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #b85dea in two real palettes: monday.com's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #b85dea 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 #b85dea — 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): 3.63:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ab3de6 (4.62:1); AA: background → #1f1f1f (4.55:1); AAA: text → #8719c2 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.79:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c478ed (7.26:1)

## 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/b85dea-b99fc1-b9cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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: "#b85dea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.