# #b8a5cf

A color — cool, muted, light, minimal, clean. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#b8a5cf`
- RGB: rgb(184, 165, 207)
- HSL: hsl(267, 30%, 73%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.752 0.063 305.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.4161
- Nearest named color: Lucius Lilac (#baa2ce, Δ 0.779) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lucius-lilac
- Moods: cool, muted, light, minimal, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/b8a5cf

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c0afd4, #c5b6d8, #cdc0dd, #d2c7e1, #dad1e6, #dfd7ea, #e7e1ef, #ede8f3, #f4f2f8, #faf8fb
- Shades (toward black): #a68ec2, #9377b6, #8160a9, #6f5095, #604681, #4f396a, #3e2d53, #2d203c, #1b1424, #0a070d

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #bccfa5
- Analogous: #a5a8cf, #cda5cf
- Triadic: #cfb8a5, #a5cfb8
- Split-complementary: #cfcda5, #a8cfa5
- Tetradic: #cfa5a8, #bccfa5, #a5cfcd

## Colors that go with #b8a5cf

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

- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #b8a5cf: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #b8a5cf: 5 real palettes, including Clean Beauty and Dusk, as the accent. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty), Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Desert Road (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#desert-road). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #b8a5cf, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #b8a5cf: 6 real palettes, including Crypto.com's brand system and First Snow, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Crypto.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crypto-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #b8a5cf in 6 real palettes, including Sephora's brand system and 1password's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Graphite put Slate Gray beside #b8a5cf, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #b8a5cf in 22 real palettes, including Raycast's brand system and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Raycast (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/raycast), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: complementary] — Dark Sea Green sits directly opposite #b8a5cf 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/darkseagreen

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.25:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8667ad (4.61:1); AA: background → #404040 (4.6:1); AAA: text → #684b8b (7.08:1); AAA: background → #212121 (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.32:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- minimal: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/minimal
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/b8a5cf-b39cc4-dfda4e-2c1f2d-e9eaf1?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: "#b8a5cf" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.