# #db16fe

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

## Values

- Hex: `#db16fe`
- RGB: rgb(219, 22, 254)
- HSL: hsl(291, 99%, 54%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.652 0.305 320.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2279
- Nearest named color: Epink (#dd33ff, Δ 2.179) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/epink
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/db16fe

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #de2afe, #e243fe, #e558fe, #e971fe, #ec85fe, #ef9afe, #f3b3ff, #f6c7ff, #fae1ff, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #d401f9, #be01df, #a801c6, #9301ad, #7d0193, #68017a, #520060, #3c0047, #27002e, #110014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #38fe16
- Analogous: #6716fe, #fe16ad
- Triadic: #fedb16, #16fedb
- Split-complementary: #adfe16, #16fe67
- Tetradic: #fe6716, #38fe16, #16adfe

## Colors that go with #db16fe

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 #db16fe 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #db16fe: 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #db16fe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #db16fe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: triadic] — Cadet Blue completes a triad with #db16fe — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Deep Pink** #ff1493 [harmony: analogous] — Deep Pink is #db16fe'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/deeppink
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony: analogous] — Medium Purple is #db16fe'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
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #db16fe 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): 3.78:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c701e9 (4.56:1); AA: background → #1c1c1c (4.51:1); AAA: text → #9701b2 (7.09:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.56:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #e558fe (7.16:1)

## 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/db16fe-bf9fc1-a4cb62-2d1f29-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: "#db16fe" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.