# #ca0afa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ca0afa`
- RGB: rgb(202, 10, 250)
- HSL: hsl(288, 96%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.623 0.301 316.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1968
- Nearest named color: Flirtatious Flamingo (#cc22ff, Δ 1.502) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flirtatious-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ca0afa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cf23fb, #d437fb, #d950fb, #df69fc, #e482fc, #e896fd, #eeaffd, #f3c8fe, #f7dcfe, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #b905e6, #a904d2, #9504b9, #8103a0, #71038c, #5c0273, #48025a, #340141, #24012d, #100014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3afa0a
- Analogous: #520afa, #fa0ab2
- Triadic: #faca0a, #0afaca
- Split-complementary: #b2fa0a, #0afa52
- Tetradic: #fa520a, #3afa0a, #0ab2fa

## Colors that go with #ca0afa

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: complementary] — Olive Drab sits directly opposite #ca0afa 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/olivedrab
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ca0afa: 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
- **Olive Green** #808000 [harmony: split] — Olive Green is a split-complement of #ca0afa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Slate Blue is #ca0afa's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: monday.com (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #ca0afa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Copper** #b87333 [harmony: triadic] — Copper completes a triad with #ca0afa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/copper
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Cyan completes a triad with #ca0afa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ca0afa in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.26:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c105f0 (4.62:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.5:1); AAA: text → #9504b9 (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.94:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #dc5ffc (7.09:1)

## 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/ca0afa-be9fc1-aacb62-2d1f2a-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: "#ca0afa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.