# #c261e5

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c261e5`
- RGB: rgb(194, 97, 229)
- HSL: hsl(284, 72%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.661 0.206 316.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2568
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Baby Girl (#cc55ee, Δ 3.009) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-baby-girl
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c261e5

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #c76ee7, #ce80ea, #d38dec, #da9fef, #dfacf1, #e4b9f4, #ebcaf6, #f0d8f9, #f7e9fb, #fcf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #b847e1, #ae2cdd, #9d21ca, #881daf, #741895, #5f147b, #4b1060, #370b46, #22072c, #0e0312

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #84e561
- Analogous: #8061e5, #e561c6
- Triadic: #e5c261, #61e5c2
- Split-complementary: #c6e561, #61e580
- Tetradic: #e58061, #84e561, #61c6e5

## Colors that go with #c261e5

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 #c261e5 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 #c261e5: 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 #c261e5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #c261e5 in two real palettes: 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). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #c261e5 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 #c261e5 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #c261e5: Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #c261e5 in Obsidian's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.42:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b33adf (4.58:1); AA: background → #242424 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #8c1db4 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.14:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #c973e8 (7.1:1)

## 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/c261e5-bc9fc1-b1cb62-2d1f2b-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: "#c261e5" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.