# #df26c9

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

## Values

- Hex: `#df26c9`
- RGB: rgb(223, 38, 201)
- HSL: hsl(307, 74%, 51%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.632 0.263 334)
- Relative luminance: 0.2129
- Nearest named color: Drunk-Tank Pink (#dd11dd, Δ 3.534) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drunk-tank-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/df26c9

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e23cce, #e44ed3, #e864d8, #eb7ade, #ee90e3, #f1a2e8, #f4b8ed, #f8cef3, #fae0f7, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #cc1eb8, #ba1ca8, #a41994, #8e1580, #7c1370, #660f5c, #500c48, #3a0934, #280624, #120310

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #26df3b
- Analogous: #9826df, #df266c
- Triadic: #c9df26, #26c9df
- Split-complementary: #6cdf26, #26df98
- Tetradic: #df9826, #26df3b, #266cdf

## Colors that go with #df26c9

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 #df26c9 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 #df26c9: 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 #df26c9: 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 #df26c9: 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 #df26c9 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 #df26c9: 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
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #df26c9 in two real palettes: Loom's brand system and Ubisoft's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com), Ubisoft (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/ubisoft-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #df26c9 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.99:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d11fbc (4.53:1); AA: background → #141414 (4.61:1); AAA: text → #9b178c (7.25:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.26:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #e75fd7 (7.02:1)

## 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/df26c9-c19fb9-89cb62-2d1f26-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: "#df26c9" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.