# #df16cb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#df16cb`
- RGB: rgb(223, 22, 203)
- HSL: hsl(306, 82%, 48%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.627 0.273 333.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.2057
- Nearest named color: Drunk-Tank Pink (#dd11dd, Δ 2.851) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drunk-tank-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/df16cb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e925d6, #ec3cda, #ee53df, #f06ae3, #f382e7, #f599ec, #f7b0f0, #f9c7f4, #fcdff9, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #cc14ba, #b512a5, #a21094, #8b0e7f, #790c6e, #660a5d, #4f0848, #3c0637, #250422, #130211

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #16df2a
- Analogous: #8e16df, #df1666
- Triadic: #cbdf16, #16cbdf
- Split-complementary: #66df16, #16df8e
- Tetradic: #df8e16, #16df2a, #1666df

## Colors that go with #df16cb

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 #df16cb 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 body-text near-black for #df16cb: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Olive Drab** #6b8e23 [harmony: split] — Olive Drab is a split-complement of #df16cb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/olivedrab
- **Cadet Blue** #5f9ea0 [harmony: split] — Cadet Blue is a split-complement of #df16cb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cadetblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #df16cb in two real palettes: The Ordinary's brand system and Snyk's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com), Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #df16cb: two real palettes: Hasbro's brand system and Maybelline's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com), Maybelline (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/maybelline-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #df16cb — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Dodger Blue** #1e90ff [pool] — Designers have shipped Dodger Blue with #df16cb: JetBrains's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/dodgerblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 4.11:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d115be (4.6:1); AA: background → #121212 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #9e1090 (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.11:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #ee58df (7.1:1)

## 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/df16cb-c19fb9-8acb62-2d1f26-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: "#df16cb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.