# #cb3ac8

A color — warm. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#cb3ac8`
- RGB: rgb(203, 58, 200)
- HSL: hsl(301, 58%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.615 0.235 328.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.1989
- Nearest named color: Awkward Purple (#d208cc, Δ 3.911) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/awkward-purple
- Moods: warm
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/cb3ac8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #d04ece, #d45ed2, #da72d8, #df86dd, #e49ae3, #e9aae7, #eebfed, #f3d3f3, #f8e3f7, #fdf7fd
- Shades (toward black): #b931b7, #a92da7, #952893, #81227f, #711e6f, #5d195c, #491348, #340e34, #240a24, #100410

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #3acb3c
- Analogous: #843acb, #cb3a80
- Triadic: #c8cb3a, #3ac8cb
- Split-complementary: #80cb3a, #3acb84
- Tetradic: #cb843a, #3acb3c, #3a80cb

## Colors that go with #cb3ac8

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

- **Sea Green** #2e8b57 [harmony: complementary] — Sea Green sits directly opposite #cb3ac8 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/seagreen
- **Dark Cyan** #008b8b [harmony, pool: split] — Dark Cyan is a split-complement of #cb3ac8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Peacock (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#peacock). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkcyan
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #cb3ac8: 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 Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #cb3ac8: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #cb3ac8: 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
- **Tomato** #ff6347 [pool] — Two real palettes: Night Market and Sunset Boulevard put Tomato beside #cb3ac8, as the lead colour. Seen in: Night Market (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#night-market), Sunset Boulevard (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/warm#sunset-boulevard). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/tomato
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #cb3ac8 — 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 #cb3ac8 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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.22:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c534c3 (4.51:1); AA: background → #0f0f0f (4.54:1); AAA: text → #91278f (7.26:1)
- On black (#000000): 4.98:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #d86ed7 (7.13:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/cb3ac8-c19fbc-93cb62-2d1f27-ede9f1?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: "#cb3ac8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.