# #ba2cae

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ba2cae`
- RGB: rgb(186, 44, 174)
- HSL: hsl(305, 62%, 45%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.564 0.222 331.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.153
- Nearest named color: Amora Purple (#bb22aa, Δ 1.138) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amora-purple
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ba2cae

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cf30c1, #d449c9, #d95ecf, #de73d5, #e48bdc, #e9a0e3, #eeb5e9, #f2c9ef, #f8e2f6, #fdf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #a9289f, #99248f, #882080, #781c70, #671861, #53134d, #42103e, #320c2e, #21081f, #11040f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #2cba37
- Analogous: #7f2cba, #ba2c67
- Triadic: #aeba2c, #2caeba
- Split-complementary: #67ba2c, #2cba7f
- Tetradic: #ba7f2c, #2cba37, #2c67ba

## Colors that go with #ba2cae

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #ba2cae on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Next.js (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nextjs-org). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony, pool: split] — Dark Cyan is a split-complement of #ba2cae: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ba2cae: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ba2cae: 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
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ba2cae: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Orange** #ffa500 [pool] — Two real palettes: Rippling's brand system and Sunset Boulevard put Orange beside #ba2cae, as the lead colour. Seen in: Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Blue Violet** #8a2be2 [harmony: analogous] — Blue Violet is #ba2cae'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/blueviolet
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ba2cae in The Ordinary's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson

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

- On white (#ffffff): 5.17:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #95238b (7.26:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c62fba (4.52:1); AA: background → #f0f0f0 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #dc6ad3 (7.05:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ba2cae-c19fba-8ccb62-2d1f26-eee9f1?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: "#ba2cae" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.