# #e461ea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e461ea`
- RGB: rgb(228, 97, 234)
- HSL: hsl(297, 77%, 65%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.706 0.227 325.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.3098
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 3.618) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e461ea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e66fec, #e981ef, #eb8ef0, #ee9cf2, #f1aef4, #f3bbf6, #f6c9f8, #f8d6fa, #fbe8fc, #fdf6fe
- Shades (toward black): #df46e7, #da2be3, #cb1cd4, #b118b9, #97159e, #79107e, #5f0d63, #450948, #2b062d, #110212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #68ea61
- Analogous: #9f61ea, #ea61ad
- Triadic: #eae461, #61eae4
- Split-complementary: #adea61, #61ea9f
- Tetradic: #ea9f61, #68ea61, #61adea

## Colors that go with #e461ea

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, pool: complementary] — Medium Sea Green sits directly opposite #e461ea on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumseagreen
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #e461ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: split] — Dark Khaki is a split-complement of #e461ea: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #e461ea: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Purple** #9370db [harmony, pool: analogous] — Medium Purple is #e461ea's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces. Seen in: Semrush (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/semrush-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumpurple
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: triadic] — Peru completes a triad with #e461ea — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/peru
- **Pale Violet Red** #db7093 [harmony: analogous] — Pale Violet Red is #e461ea'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/palevioletred
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #e461ea in Gumroad's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.92:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cb1cd4 (4.51:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.52:1); AAA: text → #97159e (7.2:1); AAA: background → #030303 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.2:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/e461ea-c19fbe-9acb62-2d1f28-ede9f1?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: "#e461ea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.