# #b868ee

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

## Values

- Hex: `#b868ee`
- RGB: rgb(184, 104, 238)
- HSL: hsl(276, 80%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.664 0.201 309.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.2626
- Nearest named color: Lavender (#b56edc, Δ 3.171) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavender-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b868ee

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #bf75f0, #c583f1, #cc91f3, #d29ff4, #dbb1f6, #e1bff8, #e7cdf9, #eedafb, #f4e8fc, #fbf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #ab4ceb, #9c2ce8, #8e18dc, #7c15c1, #6a12a5, #560f85, #440c6a, #32094e, #1e052e, #0c0212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #9dee68
- Analogous: #7568ee, #ee68e1
- Triadic: #eeb868, #68eeb8
- Split-complementary: #e1ee68, #68ee75
- Tetradic: #ee7568, #9dee68, #68e1ee

## Colors that go with #b868ee

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 #b868ee 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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #b868ee in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and monday.com's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #b868ee — 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
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #b868ee: 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 #b868ee: 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 #b868ee 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b868ee: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #b868ee in two real palettes: Twitch's brand system and Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv), Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/phantom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.36:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #a743ea (4.53:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.51:1); AAA: text → #8216ca (7.2:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.25:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #bf75f0 (7.02:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Loom** — accent #bf63f3 (Δ 1.678) — 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/b868ee-b99cc4-bfcb62-2d1f2d-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: "#b868ee" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.