# #ba8cb5

A color — warm, muted, editorial, elegant. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#ba8cb5`
- RGB: rgb(186, 140, 181)
- HSL: hsl(307, 25%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.697 0.079 330.1)
- Relative luminance: 0.3253
- Nearest named color: Metal Petal (#b090b2, Δ 1.95) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/metal-petal
- Moods: warm, muted, editorial, elegant
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ba8cb5

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c096bb, #c8a3c3, #cdacc9, #d5b9d2, #dbc2d8, #e0ccde, #e8d9e6, #eee2ec, #f5eff5, #fbf9fb
- Shades (toward black): #af79a8, #a3669c, #93588c, #804d7a, #6c4167, #593655, #462a43, #331f31, #20131e, #0d080c

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8cba92
- Analogous: #a98cba, #ba8c9e
- Triadic: #b5ba8c, #8cb5ba
- Split-complementary: #9eba8c, #8cbaa9
- Tetradic: #baa98c, #8cba92, #8c9eba

## Colors that go with #ba8cb5

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 body-text near-black for #ba8cb5: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Paper & Pine (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#paper-and-pine), Canopy (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#canopy), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #ba8cb5 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Copper** #b87333 [pool] — Designers have shipped Copper with #ba8cb5: 4 real palettes, including Dusk and Riverbed, as the accent. Seen in: Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed), Atelier (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/elegant#atelier), Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #ba8cb5 in 5 real palettes, including Meadow and Scale AI's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Scale AI (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/scale-com), Ledger Dark (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ledger-dark), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 5 real palettes, including Open House and First Snow put Midnight Blue beside #ba8cb5, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #ba8cb5: 4 real palettes, including Crypto.com's brand system and Stone, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Crypto.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crypto-com), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Ink Wash (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/dark#ink-wash). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ba8cb5 in 16 real palettes, including Dusk and Stone, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Dusk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusk), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Oatmeal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#oatmeal), Riverbed (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/muted#riverbed). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony, pool: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #ba8cb5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Clean Beauty (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/minimal#clean-beauty). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.8:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #9f6098 (4.56:1); AA: background → #333333 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #764770 (7.23:1); AAA: background → #0a0a0a (7.08:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.51:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

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

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/ba8cb5-c19fb9-89cb62-2d1f26-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: "#ba8cb5" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.