# #e256fb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e256fb`
- RGB: rgb(226, 86, 251)
- HSL: hsl(291, 95%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.7 0.254 321.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2979
- Nearest named color: Flaming Flamingo (#dd55ff, Δ 1.18) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/flaming-flamingo
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e256fb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e565fb, #e774fb, #ea88fc, #ed97fc, #f0a5fd, #f2b4fd, #f5c3fd, #f8d7fe, #fbe6fe, #fdf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #dd38fa, #d81af9, #c806ea, #ae05cc, #9504ae, #7b0490, #620372, #440250, #2a0132, #110114

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #6ffb56
- Analogous: #9056fb, #fb56c1
- Triadic: #fbe256, #56fbe2
- Split-complementary: #c1fb56, #56fb90
- Tetradic: #fb9056, #6ffb56, #56c1fb

## Colors that go with #e256fb

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 #e256fb 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: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #e256fb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #e256fb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: split] — Dark Khaki is a split-complement of #e256fb: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: triadic] — Peru completes a triad with #e256fb — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Hot Pink** #ff69b4 [harmony: analogous] — Hot Pink is #e256fb'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 #e256fb in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Lime** #00ff00 [pool] — Lime is paired with #e256fb in Laser, as the lead colour. Seen in: Laser (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/vivid#laser). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lime

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.02:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c306e5 (4.69:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.69:1); AAA: text → #9504ae (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.96:1 — 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/e256fb-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: "#e256fb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.