# #ba56bd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ba56bd`
- RGB: rgb(186, 86, 189)
- HSL: hsl(298, 44%, 54%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.615 0.181 326.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2077
- Nearest named color: Love Priestess (#bb55cc, Δ 2.335) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/love-priestess
- Moods: cool, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ba56bd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c065c3, #c777ca, #cd86d0, #d598d7, #dba7dd, #e1b6e2, #e8c8ea, #eed7ef, #f6e9f6, #fcf8fc
- Shades (toward black): #b046b4, #9e3fa2, #8c388f, #7a317d, #68296a, #562258, #441b46, #321433, #200d21, #0e060f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5abd56
- Analogous: #8656bd, #bd568d
- Triadic: #bdba56, #56bdba
- Split-complementary: #8dbd56, #56bd86
- Tetradic: #bd8656, #5abd56, #568dbd

## Colors that go with #ba56bd

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 #ba56bd 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ba56bd: 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 #ba56bd: 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
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #ba56bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ba56bd: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Plum** #dda0dd [pool] — Plum shows up next to #ba56bd in two real palettes: Semrush's brand system and NYX Cosmetics's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com), NYX Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/plum
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #ba56bd in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Ubisoft's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Ubisoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ubisoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #ba56bd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.07:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b447b8 (4.63:1); AA: background → #141414 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #89368c (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.15:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c97bcc (7.19:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- 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/ba56bd-c19fbe-98cb62-2d1f28-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: "#ba56bd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.