# #ca0aff

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ca0aff`
- RGB: rgb(202, 10, 255)
- HSL: hsl(287, 100%, 52%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.626 0.304 315.8)
- Relative luminance: 0.1999
- Nearest named color: Flirtatious Flamingo (#cc22ff, Δ 1.29) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flirtatious-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ca0aff

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cf24ff, #d438ff, #d952ff, #de66ff, #e380ff, #e999ff, #edadff, #f3c7ff, #f7dbff, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #bc00f0, #a800d6, #9800c2, #8400a8, #70008f, #5c0075, #48005c, #380047, #24002e, #100014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3fff0a
- Analogous: #500aff, #ff0aba
- Triadic: #ffca0a, #0affca
- Split-complementary: #baff0a, #0aff50
- Tetradic: #ff500a, #3fff0a, #0abaff

## Colors that go with #ca0aff

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 #ca0aff 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 #ca0aff: 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 #ca0aff: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olive
- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: split] — Sea Green is a split-complement of #ca0aff: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/seagreen
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Slate Blue is #ca0aff'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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #ca0aff — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #ca0aff — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ca0aff 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): 4.2:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c000f5 (4.61:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.56:1); AAA: text → #9400bd (7.01:1)
- On black (#000000): 5:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #dc5cff (7.02:1)

## 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/ca0aff-bd9fc1-abcb62-2d1f2a-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: "#ca0aff" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.