# #b861fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b861fa`
- RGB: rgb(184, 97, 250)
- HSL: hsl(274, 94%, 68%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.662 0.224 307.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.2564
- Nearest named color: Orion Nebula (#a55af4, Δ 3.845) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orion-nebula
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b861fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #be70fb, #c57efb, #cc8dfb, #d29cfc, #d9abfc, #e0bafd, #e6c9fd, #edd7fe, #f4e6fe, #fbf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #aa43f9, #9b20f8, #8d07f2, #7906d0, #6706b2, #560594, #420472, #310354, #1d0231, #0b0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #a3fa61
- Analogous: #6b61fa, #fa61f0
- Triadic: #fab861, #61fab8
- Split-complementary: #f0fa61, #61fa6b
- Tetradic: #fa6b61, #a3fa61, #61f0fa

## Colors that go with #b861fa

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 #b861fa 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 #b861fa: 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #b861fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Taco Bell (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/tacobell-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #b861fa: 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 #b861fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #b861fa 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 #b861fa 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
- **Bronze** #cd7f32 [harmony: triadic] — Bronze completes a triad with #b861fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bronze

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.43:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a639f9 (4.59:1); AA: background → #242424 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #7e07da (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.13:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c174fb (7.16:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Loom** — accent #bf63f3 (Δ 1.779) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com

## 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/b861fa-b79cc4-c2cb62-2d1f2d-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: "#b861fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.