# #c656d7

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c656d7`
- RGB: rgb(198, 86, 215)
- HSL: hsl(292, 62%, 59%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.644 0.21 322.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2357
- Nearest named color: mediumorchid (#ba55d3, Δ 2.294) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumorchid
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c656d7

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cc66db, #d177df, #d787e3, #dc98e7, #e2a8eb, #e6b5ee, #ecc5f1, #f1d6f5, #f7e6f9, #fcf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #bf41d2, #b22fc6, #a02ab2, #892499, #771f84, #60196b, #4e1457, #380f3e, #250a29, #0f0411

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #67d756
- Analogous: #8556d7, #d756a8
- Triadic: #d7c656, #56d7c6
- Split-complementary: #a8d756, #56d785
- Tetradic: #d78556, #67d756, #56a8d7

## Colors that go with #c656d7

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 #c656d7 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 #c656d7: 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
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #c656d7: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #c656d7: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #c656d7 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #c656d7 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #c656d7 in The Ordinary's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #c656d7: Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.68:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #bc39d0 (4.53:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.64:1); AAA: text → #9126a1 (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.71:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #d073de (7.19:1)

## 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/c656d7-c09fc1-a3cb62-2d1f29-ece9f1?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: "#c656d7" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.