# #ca43df

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ca43df`
- RGB: rgb(202, 67, 223)
- HSL: hsl(292, 71%, 57%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.634 0.243 322)
- Relative luminance: 0.219
- Nearest named color: Bubblegum Baby Girl (#cc55ee, Δ 3.485) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/bubblegum-baby-girl
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ca43df

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #cf55e2, #d466e5, #d978e8, #de89eb, #e49fef, #e9b1f2, #eec2f5, #f3d3f8, #f8e5fb, #fdf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #c42edc, #b222c9, #9f1eb3, #8c1b9d, #781787, #61126d, #4e0f57, #3a0b41, #230727, #100311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #58df43
- Analogous: #7d43df, #df43a6
- Triadic: #dfca43, #43dfca
- Split-complementary: #a6df43, #43df7d
- Tetradic: #df7d43, #58df43, #43a6df

## Colors that go with #ca43df

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 #ca43df 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 #ca43df: 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 #ca43df: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #ca43df in two real palettes: Snyk's brand system and The Ordinary's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io), The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #ca43df: two real palettes: Hasbro's brand system and Peacock, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #ca43df — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony: analogous] — Medium Purple is #ca43df's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumpurple
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [pool] — Designers have shipped Dark Cyan with #ca43df: Peacock, as the lead colour. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.9:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c329db (4.51:1); AA: background → #171717 (4.59:1); AAA: text → #931ca6 (7.1:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.38:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #d56be6 (7.07:1)

## 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/ca43df-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: "#ca43df" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.