# #bca5d4

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bca5d4`
- RGB: rgb(188, 165, 212)
- HSL: hsl(269, 35%, 74%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.758 0.071 307)
- Relative luminance: 0.4236
- Nearest named color: Lucius Lilac (#baa2ce, Δ 1.074) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lucius-lilac
- Moods: cool, light, clean, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bca5d4

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c1acd7, #c9b7dc, #cebee0, #d6c8e4, #dbcfe8, #e0d6eb, #e8e0f0, #ede7f3, #f5f1f8, #faf8fc
- Shades (toward black): #aa8dc8, #9875bd, #865db1, #744c9e, #624186, #51356e, #3f2956, #2d1e3e, #1c1226, #0a070e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #bdd4a5
- Analogous: #a5a6d4, #d3a5d4
- Triadic: #d4bca5, #a5d4bc
- Split-complementary: #d4d3a5, #a6d4a5
- Tetradic: #d4a5a6, #bdd4a5, #a5d4d3

## Colors that go with #bca5d4

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 text near-black for #bca5d4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Harbour (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#harbour), Dusty Blue (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#dusty-blue). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 7 real palettes, including Lavender Milk and Lavender Haze put Midnight Blue beside #bca5d4, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk), Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Open House (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/clean#open-house). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Powder Blue** #b0e0e6 [pool] — Designers have shipped Powder Blue with #bca5d4: 6 real palettes, including Crypto.com's brand system and First Snow, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Crypto.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/crypto-com), First Snow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/cool#first-snow), Stone (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#stone), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/powderblue
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #bca5d4 in 6 real palettes, including Sephora's brand system and 1password's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Sephora (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sephora-com), 1password (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/1password-com), Telehealth (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/modern#telehealth), Roblox (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/roblox-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Slate Gray** #708090 [pool] — 9 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Graphite put Slate Gray beside #bca5d4, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Midnight Luxe (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/luxury#midnight-luxe), Graphite (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#graphite), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/slategray
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #bca5d4 in 20 real palettes, including Blossom and Raycast's brand system, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Raycast (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/raycast), Graphite Mono (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#graphite-mono), Greige (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/neutral#greige). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: complementary] — Dark Sea Green sits directly opposite #bca5d4 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/darkseagreen
- **Sand** #c2b280 [harmony, pool: split] — Sand is a split-complement of #bca5d4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Garden Wedding (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#garden-wedding). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/sand

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.22:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #8b64b4 (4.59:1); AA: background → #424242 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #6c4794 (7.08:1); AAA: background → #242424 (7:1)
- On black (#000000): 9.47:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Fonts for this mood

- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean
- 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/bca5d4-b49cc4-cbcb62-2c1f2d-e9e9f1?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: "#bca5d4" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.