# #df42fa

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

## Values

- Hex: `#df42fa`
- RGB: rgb(223, 66, 250)
- HSL: hsl(291, 95%, 62%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.678 0.274 321.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.2649
- Nearest named color: Epink (#dd33ff, Δ 1.99) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/epink
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/df42fa

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e256fb, #e565fb, #e879fc, #ea88fc, #ee9cfc, #f1affd, #f4befd, #f7d2fe, #fae1fe, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #d924f9, #d406f9, #bf06e0, #a605c2, #8c04a4, #730386, #590368, #440250, #2a0132, #110114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5efa42
- Analogous: #8242fa, #fa42ba
- Triadic: #fadf42, #42fadf
- Split-complementary: #bafa42, #42fa82
- Tetradic: #fa8242, #5efa42, #42bafa

## Colors that go with #df42fa

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 #df42fa 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #df42fa: 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 #df42fa: 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 #df42fa: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #df42fa in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #df42fa: Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim
- **Lime** #00ff00 [pool] — Lime is paired with #df42fa in Laser, as the lead colour. Seen in: Laser (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#laser). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lime
- **Royal Blue** #4169e1 [pool] — Royal Blue is paired with #df42fa in Loom's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/royalblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.33:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c306e5 (4.69:1); AA: background → #262626 (4.54:1); AAA: text → #9504ae (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.3:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #e35bfb (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/df42fa-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: "#df42fa" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.