# #c85cfa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#c85cfa`
- RGB: rgb(200, 92, 250)
- HSL: hsl(281, 94%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.674 0.236 313.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.2684
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Baby Girl (#cc55ee, Δ 2.148) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-baby-girl
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/c85cfa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cd6bfa, #d279fb, #d788fb, #dc97fc, #e3abfc, #e8bafd, #edc9fd, #f2d7fe, #f7e6fe, #fcf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #be3ef9, #b21bf8, #a507ed, #9006d0, #7b06b2, #63048f, #4f0472, #3a0354, #220231, #0e0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #8efa5c
- Analogous: #795cfa, #fa5cdd
- Triadic: #fac85c, #5cfac8
- Split-complementary: #ddfa5c, #5cfa79
- Tetradic: #fa795c, #8efa5c, #5cddfa

## Colors that go with #c85cfa

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 #c85cfa 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 #c85cfa: 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 #c85cfa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Purple is #c85cfa's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumpurple
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #c85cfa in two real palettes: monday.com's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #c85cfa 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #c85cfa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: triadic] — Peru completes a triad with #c85cfa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.3:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #b525f8 (4.58:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #8906c6 (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.37:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #cd6bfa (7.08:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Form Builder with AI Automation** — secondary #d258fe (Δ 1.906) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/typeform-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/c85cfa-ba9fc1-b6cb62-2d1f2c-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: "#c85cfa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.