# #db6bca

A color — warm, vivid, playful, bold. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#db6bca`
- RGB: rgb(219, 107, 202)
- HSL: hsl(309, 61%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.691 0.18 333.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2984
- Nearest named color: orchid (#da70d6, Δ 1.842) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/db6bca

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #de78cf, #e288d5, #e594d9, #e9a5df, #ecb1e3, #efbde8, #f3ceed, #f6daf2, #faeaf8, #fdf7fc
- Shades (toward black): #d553c2, #cf3ab9, #bd2ea7, #a42892, #8c227c, #731c66, #5a1650, #42103a, #290a24, #10040f

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6bdb7c
- Analogous: #b46bdb, #db6b92
- Triadic: #cadb6b, #6bcadb
- Split-complementary: #92db6b, #6bdbb4
- Tetradic: #dbb46b, #6bdb7c, #6b92db

## Colors that go with #db6bca

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, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #db6bca on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #db6bca in 3 real palettes, including Loom's brand system and Meadow, as that palette's text colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #db6bca: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Dark Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: split] — Dark Sea Green is a split-complement of #db6bca: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #db6bca: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #db6bca in two real palettes: Meadow and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Purple is #db6bca'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
- **Medium Slate Blue** #7b68ee [pool] — Medium Slate Blue shows up next to #db6bca in two real palettes: Lavender Haze and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumslateblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.01:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c931b2 (4.6:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.51:1); AAA: text → #982587 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.97:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #dc6fcc (7.19:1)

## Fonts for this mood

- warm: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/warm
- playful: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/playful
- bold: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/bold

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/db6bca-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-eee9f1?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: "#db6bca" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.