# #e401dd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e401dd`
- RGB: rgb(228, 1, 221)
- HSL: hsl(302, 99%, 45%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.641 0.292 330)
- Relative luminance: 0.2174
- Nearest named color: Drunk-Tank Pink (#dd11dd, Δ 1.34) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/drunk-tank-pink
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e401dd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #fe01f5, #fe20f6, #fe39f7, #fe52f8, #fe71fa, #fe8afb, #ffa4fc, #ffbdfc, #ffdbfe, #fff5ff
- Shades (toward black): #d001c9, #bc01b6, #a701a2, #93018e, #7f017b, #650162, #51004e, #3d003b, #290027, #140014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #01e409
- Analogous: #7a01e4, #e4016b
- Triadic: #dde401, #01dde4
- Split-complementary: #6be401, #01e47a
- Tetradic: #e47a01, #01e409, #016be4

## Colors that go with #e401dd

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 #e401dd 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 #e401dd: 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 #e401dd: 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 #e401dd: 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 #e401dd in two real palettes: Snyk's brand system and The Ordinary's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io), The Ordinary (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/theordinary-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #e401dd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Deep Pink** #ff1493 [harmony: analogous] — Deep Pink is #e401dd'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/deeppink
- **Denim** #1560bd [pool] — Designers have shipped Denim with #e401dd: Hasbro's brand system, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Hasbro (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/hasbro-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/denim

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.93:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d001c9 (4.64:1); AA: background → #171717 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #9d0198 (7.26:1)
- On black (#000000): 5.35:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #fe34f7 (7.05:1)

## 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/e401dd-c19fbc-91cb62-2d1f27-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: "#e401dd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.