# #ba6ae2

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ba6ae2`
- RGB: rgb(186, 106, 226)
- HSL: hsl(280, 67%, 65%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.662 0.186 313.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2624
- Nearest named color: Lavender (#b56edc, Δ 1.531) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lavender-2
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ba6ae2

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c077e4, #c888e7, #cd95ea, #d3a1ec, #dbb2f0, #e1bff2, #e7ccf5, #edd9f7, #f5eafb, #fbf6fd
- Shades (toward black): #ae50dc, #a237d7, #9328c8, #8023af, #6d1d95, #571877, #45135e, #320d44, #1f082b, #0c0311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #92e26a
- Analogous: #7e6ae2, #e26ace
- Triadic: #e2ba6a, #6ae2ba
- Split-complementary: #cee26a, #6ae27e
- Tetradic: #e27e6a, #92e26a, #6acee2

## Colors that go with #ba6ae2

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

- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #ba6ae2 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/mediumseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ba6ae2: 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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #ba6ae2 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #ba6ae2: 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 #ba6ae2 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
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #ba6ae2 in two real palettes: Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom's brand system and Twitch's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Phantom: The money app that'll take you placesLogo PhantomLogo PhantomLogo Phantom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/phantom-com), Twitch (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/twitch-tv). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/red
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ba6ae2 in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #ba6ae2 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.36:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #aa48db (4.51:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #8624b7 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.25:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c077e4 (7:1)

## 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/ba6ae2-b99fc1-b8cb62-2d1f2c-ebe9f1?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: "#ba6ae2" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.