# #d457fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#d457fa`
- RGB: rgb(212, 87, 250)
- HSL: hsl(286, 94%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.683 0.247 317.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2772
- Nearest named color: Flaming Flamingo (#dd55ff, Δ 1.743) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flaming-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/d457fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #d866fa, #db74fb, #e088fb, #e497fc, #e8a6fc, #ecb5fd, #f0c4fd, #f5d7fe, #f9e6fe, #fcf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #cc39f9, #c51bf8, #b407e9, #9d06cb, #8605ad, #6f048f, #580472, #3d024f, #260231, #0f0114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #7dfa57
- Analogous: #8257fa, #fa57ce
- Triadic: #fad457, #57fad4
- Split-complementary: #cefa57, #57fa82
- Tetradic: #fa8257, #7dfa57, #57cefa

## Colors that go with #d457fa

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 #d457fa 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 #d457fa: 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 #d457fa: 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 #d457fa 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 #d457fa 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 #d457fa — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #d457fa in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #d457fa in Obsidian's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.21:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #bf08f7 (4.57:1); AA: background → #292929 (4.53:1); AAA: text → #9106bc (7.1:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.54:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #d866fa (7.2:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Form Builder with AI Automation** — secondary #d258fe (Δ 0.71) — 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/d457fa-bd9fc1-adcb62-2d1f2a-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: "#d457fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.