# #e495fe

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e495fe`
- RGB: rgb(228, 149, 254)
- HSL: hsl(285, 98%, 79%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.786 0.165 317.4)
- Relative luminance: 0.4514
- Nearest named color: Party Pig (#ee99ff, Δ 1.967) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/party-pig
- Moods: cool, vivid, light, technical, modern, clean
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e495fe

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e69ffe, #e9a9fe, #ebb3fe, #eebdfe, #f1c7fe, #f2cdfe, #f5d7ff, #f7e1ff, #faebff, #fcf5ff
- Shades (toward black): #db72fe, #d049fd, #c726fd, #ba02f7, #a002d4, #8102ac, #670188, #480160, #2e013d, #0f0014

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #affe95
- Analogous: #af95fe, #fe95e4
- Triadic: #fee495, #95fee4
- Split-complementary: #e4fe95, #95feaf
- Tetradic: #feaf95, #affe95, #95e4fe

## Colors that go with #e495fe

Named partners (harmony on the OKLCH wheel, co-occurrence in curated palettes and brand systems, and the neutrals that carry it), best first:

- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #e495fe in 4 real palettes, including Obsidian's brand system and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Macaron (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#macaron). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Lime Green** #32cd32 [harmony: complementary] — Lime Green sits directly opposite #e495fe 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 #e495fe: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. Seen in: Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [pool] — Emerald Green is paired with #e495fe in 3 real palettes, including Supabase's brand system and Obsidian's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Supabase (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/supabase), Obsidian (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/obsidian-md), Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Midnight Blue** #191970 [pool] — 3 real palettes, including Lavender Haze and Railway's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #e495fe, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Lavender Haze (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/playful#lavender-haze), Railway (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/railway-app), Lavender Milk (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#lavender-milk). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/midnightblue
- **Dark Turquoise** #00ced1 [harmony, pool: triadic] — Dark Turquoise completes a triad with #e495fe — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. Seen in: Canva (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/canva-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkturquoise
- **Medium Aquamarine** #66cdaa [harmony: split] — Medium Aquamarine is a split-complement of #e495fe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumaquamarine
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: split] — Dark Khaki is a split-complement of #e495fe: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.09:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #be03fc (4.56:1); AA: background → #454545 (4.58:1); AAA: text → #9002c0 (7.1:1); AAA: background → #262626 (7.23:1)
- On black (#000000): 10.03:1 — 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
- clean: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/clean

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/e495fe-bc9fc1-afcb62-2d1f2b-ebe9f1?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: "#e495fe" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.