# #e55dea

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e55dea`
- RGB: rgb(229, 93, 234)
- HSL: hsl(298, 77%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.702 0.233 326.3)
- Relative luminance: 0.3043
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 3.778) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e55dea

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e76aec, #ea7cee, #ec8af0, #ef9cf2, #f1a9f4, #f4b7f6, #f6c9f8, #f9d6fa, #fbe8fc, #fef6fe
- Shades (toward black): #e141e6, #dd26e3, #ca1bd0, #af17b5, #951499, #7b107e, #600d63, #460948, #2c062d, #120212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #61ea5d
- Analogous: #9e5dea, #ea5da8
- Triadic: #eae55d, #5deae5
- Split-complementary: #a8ea5d, #5dea9e
- Tetradic: #ea9e5d, #61ea5d, #5da8ea

## Colors that go with #e55dea

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 #e55dea 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 #e55dea: 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 #e55dea: 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 #e55dea: 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 #e55dea'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 #e55dea — 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 #e55dea'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
- **Cornflower Blue** #6495ed [pool] — Designers have shipped Cornflower Blue with #e55dea: Terminal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.96:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #ca1bd0 (4.59:1); AA: background → #2e2e2e (4.58:1); AAA: text → #99159e (7.11:1); AAA: background → #000000 (7.09:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.09:1 — 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/e55dea-c19fbe-98cb62-2d1f28-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: "#e55dea" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.