# #ba36ba

A color — warm. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ba36ba`
- RGB: rgb(186, 54, 186)
- HSL: hsl(300, 55%, 47%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.579 0.221 328)
- Relative luminance: 0.1662
- Nearest named color: Amora Purple (#bb22aa, Δ 3.159) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amora-purple
- Moods: warm
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ba36ba

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c841c8, #ce55ce, #d369d3, #d97dd9, #e094e0, #e6a8e6, #ebbceb, #f1d0f1, #f7e3f7, #fdf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #aa31aa, #962c96, #862786, #772277, #671e67, #531853, #431443, #330f33, #200920, #100510

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #36ba36
- Analogous: #7836ba, #ba3678
- Triadic: #baba36, #36baba
- Split-complementary: #78ba36, #36ba78
- Tetradic: #ba7836, #36ba36, #3678ba

## Colors that go with #ba36ba

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 #ba36ba 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 #ba36ba: 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 text near-black for #ba36ba: 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
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ba36ba: 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 #ba36ba: 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: Sunset Boulevard and Rippling's brand system put Orange beside #ba36ba, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard), Rippling (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/rippling-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orange
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ba36ba 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
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [pool] — Designers have shipped Dodger Blue with #ba36ba: JetBrains's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.86:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #922a92 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.32:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c238c2 (4.64:1); AA: background → #f7f7f7 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #d671d6 (7.19:1)

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ba36ba-c19fbd-95cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#ba36ba" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.