# #db5df4

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

## Values

- Hex: `#db5df4`
- RGB: rgb(219, 93, 244)
- HSL: hsl(290, 87%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.695 0.236 320.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2942
- Nearest named color: Flaming Flamingo (#dd55ff, Δ 2.183) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flaming-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/db5df4

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #de6bf5, #e179f6, #e58df7, #e99bf8, #eca9f9, #efb7fa, #f2c6fb, #f6d9fc, #fae7fd, #fdf5fe
- Shades (toward black): #d440f2, #ce24f0, #bd10e0, #a50ec4, #8d0ca7, #750a8a, #5d086e, #40054c, #280330, #100113

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #76f45d
- Analogous: #8f5df4, #f45dc1
- Triadic: #f4db5d, #5df4db
- Split-complementary: #c1f45d, #5df48f
- Tetradic: #f48f5d, #76f45d, #5dc1f4

## Colors that go with #db5df4

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 #db5df4 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
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #db5df4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #db5df4: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: split] — Dark Goldenrod is a split-complement of #db5df4: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Purple is #db5df4's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumpurple
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #db5df4 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
- **Hot Pink** #ff69b4 [harmony: analogous] — Hot Pink is #db5df4'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/hotpink
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #db5df4 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): 3.05:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c510ea (4.53:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.64:1); AAA: text → #950cb0 (7.1:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.88:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #dc62f4 (7.1:1)

## 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/db5df4-bf9fc1-a6cb62-2d1f29-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: "#db5df4" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.