# #c461fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c461fa`
- RGB: rgb(196, 97, 250)
- HSL: hsl(279, 94%, 68%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.675 0.228 311.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.2719
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Baby Girl (#cc55ee, Δ 2.89) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-baby-girl
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c461fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ca70fb, #cf7efb, #d58dfb, #da9cfc, #e0abfc, #e5bafd, #ebc9fd, #f0d7fe, #f6e6fe, #fbf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #b943f9, #ad20f8, #a007f2, #8906d0, #7606b2, #620594, #4b0472, #380354, #210231, #0d0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #96fa61
- Analogous: #7861fa, #fa61e3
- Triadic: #fac461, #61fac4
- Split-complementary: #e3fa61, #61fa78
- Tetradic: #fa7861, #96fa61, #61e3fa

## Colors that go with #c461fa

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 #c461fa 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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #c461fa in 3 real palettes, including 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), Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #c461fa — 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 #c461fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #c461fa: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #c461fa 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
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: triadic] — Peru completes a triad with #c461fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #c461fa in Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Mastodon hosted on mastodon.social (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mastodon-social). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.26:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b02af8 (4.63:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.64:1); AAA: text → #8606cb (7.24:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.44:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #ca70fb (7.22:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Loom** — accent #bf63f3 (Δ 1.375) — 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/c461fa-b99fc1-b9cb62-2d1f2c-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: "#c461fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.