# #bf6cef

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

## Values

- Hex: `#bf6cef`
- RGB: rgb(191, 108, 239)
- HSL: hsl(278, 80%, 68%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.678 0.199 311.5)
- Relative luminance: 0.2803
- Nearest named color: Illicit Purple (#bf77f6, Δ 2.408) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/illicit-purple
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/bf6cef

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c57af0, #cb88f2, #d195f3, #d7a3f5, #ddb1f6, #e3bff8, #e9cdf9, #efdafb, #f5e8fc, #fbf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #b351ec, #a530e8, #9819e1, #8215c1, #6f12a5, #5d0f8a, #470c6a, #35094e, #1f052e, #0c0212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #9cef6c
- Analogous: #7e6cef, #ef6cdd
- Triadic: #efbf6c, #6cefbf
- Split-complementary: #ddef6c, #6cef7e
- Tetradic: #ef7e6c, #9cef6c, #6cddef

## Colors that go with #bf6cef

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, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #bf6cef on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #bf6cef in 3 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social), monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #bf6cef — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #bf6cef: 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 #bf6cef 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
- **Blue** #0000ff [pool] — Two real palettes: Canva's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #bf6cef, as the accent. Seen in: Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com), Spotify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/spotify). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/blue
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #bf6cef: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Red** #ff0000 [pool] — Red is paired with #bf6cef 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.18:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ab3eea (4.56:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #8516c5 (7.2:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.61:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c375f0 (7.12:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Loom** — accent #bf63f3 (Δ 1.989) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com

## 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/bf6cef-ba9cc4-bbcb62-2d1f2c-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: "#bf6cef" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.