# #d257ff

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

## Values

- Hex: `#d257ff`
- RGB: rgb(210, 87, 255)
- HSL: hsl(284, 100%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.684 0.25 315.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.2774
- Nearest named color: Flaming Flamingo (#dd55ff, Δ 1.989) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flaming-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/d257ff

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #d666ff, #da75ff, #de85ff, #e294ff, #e8a8ff, #ecb8ff, #f0c7ff, #f4d6ff, #f8e5ff, #fcf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #ca38ff, #c014ff, #b400f5, #9d00d6, #8700b8, #6c0094, #560075, #400057, #250033, #0f0014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #84ff57
- Analogous: #7e57ff, #ff57d8
- Triadic: #ffd257, #57ffd2
- Split-complementary: #d8ff57, #57ff7e
- Tetradic: #ff7e57, #84ff57, #57d8ff

## Colors that go with #d257ff

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 #d257ff 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
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #d257ff: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #d257ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #d257ff 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 #d257ff 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 #d257ff — 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 #d257ff — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #d257ff 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): 3.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #bc05ff (4.56:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #8e00c2 (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.55:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #d666ff (7.2:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Form Builder with AI Automation** — secondary #d258fe (Δ 0.232) — 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/d257ff-bc9fc1-b1cb62-2d1f2b-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: "#d257ff" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.