# #d857ff

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

## Values

- Hex: `#d857ff`
- RGB: rgb(216, 87, 255)
- HSL: hsl(286, 100%, 67%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.691 0.252 317.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2864
- Nearest named color: Flaming Flamingo (#dd55ff, Δ 0.916) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flaming-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/d857ff

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #db66ff, #df75ff, #e285ff, #e694ff, #eba8ff, #eeb8ff, #f2c7ff, #f5d6ff, #f9e5ff, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #d138ff, #c814ff, #bc00f5, #a400d6, #8d00b8, #710094, #5a0075, #420057, #270033, #100014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #7eff57
- Analogous: #8457ff, #ff57d2
- Triadic: #ffd857, #57ffd8
- Split-complementary: #d2ff57, #57ff84
- Tetradic: #ff8457, #7eff57, #57d2ff

## Colors that go with #d857ff

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

- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: complementary] — Lime Green sits directly opposite #d857ff 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/limegreen
- **Medium Sea Green** #3cb371 [harmony: split] — Medium Sea Green is a split-complement of #d857ff: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #d857ff: 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 #d857ff: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: triadic] — Light Sea Green completes a triad with #d857ff — 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 #d857ff — 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 #d857ff in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Lime** #00ff00 [pool] — Lime is paired with #d857ff in Laser, as the lead colour. Seen in: Laser (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#laser). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lime

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.12:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c000fa (4.54:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.54:1); AAA: text → #9100bd (7.15:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.73:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #da61ff (7.13:1)

## Brands using this color

- **Form Builder with AI Automation** — secondary #d258fe (Δ 1.083) — 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/d857ff-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: "#d857ff" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.