# #bc43f9

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bc43f9`
- RGB: rgb(188, 67, 249)
- HSL: hsl(280, 94%, 62%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.633 0.26 311.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.2155
- Nearest named color: Magento (#bf3cff, Δ 1.305) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/magento
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bc43f9

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c357fa, #c966fa, #d079fb, #d588fb, #dc9cfc, #e3b0fd, #e8bffd, #efd2fe, #f4e1fe, #fbf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #b225f8, #a708f7, #9707df, #8306c1, #6f05a3, #5a0486, #460368, #36024f, #210231, #0d0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #80f943
- Analogous: #6143f9, #f943db
- Triadic: #f9bc43, #43f9bc
- Split-complementary: #dbf943, #43f961
- Tetradic: #f96143, #80f943, #43dbf9

## Colors that go with #bc43f9

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

- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #bc43f9 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/olivedrab
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #bc43f9: 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #bc43f9: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #bc43f9: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Slate Blue is #bc43f9's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #bc43f9 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
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #bc43f9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #bc43f9 — 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): 3.96:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b42af8 (4.54:1); AA: background → #171717 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #8906cb (7.11:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.31:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #cc70fb (7.28:1)

## 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/bc43f9-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: "#bc43f9" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.