# #e65bdf

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e65bdf`
- RGB: rgb(230, 91, 223)
- HSL: hsl(303, 74%, 63%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.696 0.227 329.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.2963
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 2.338) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e65bdf

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #e96de3, #eb7ae5, #ee8ce9, #f099eb, #f2abef, #f4b8f1, #f7caf5, #f9d7f7, #fce9fb, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #e240da, #df26d5, #c81ebf, #ad1aa6, #971790, #7c1377, #620f5d, #470b44, #2c072a, #120311

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5be662
- Analogous: #a85be6, #e65b9a
- Triadic: #dfe65b, #5bdfe6
- Split-complementary: #9ae65b, #5be6a8
- Tetradic: #e6a85b, #5be662, #5b9ae6

## Colors that go with #e65bdf

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 #e65bdf 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 #e65bdf: 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 Sea Green** #8fbc8f [harmony: split] — Dark Sea Green is a split-complement of #e65bdf: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #e65bdf: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #e65bdf — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkgoldenrod
- **Pale Violet Red** #db7093 [harmony: analogous] — Pale Violet Red is #e65bdf'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 #e65bdf: Terminal, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Terminal (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical#terminal). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cornflowerblue
- **Crimson** #dc143c [pool] — Crimson is paired with #e65bdf in Snyk's brand system, as the lead colour. Seen in: Snyk (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/snyk-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/crimson

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

- On white (#ffffff): 3.03:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cc1ec3 (4.62:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.67:1); AAA: text → #9b1795 (7.12:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.93:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #e75fe0 (7.11:1)

## 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/e65bdf-c19fbb-8fcb62-2d1f26-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: "#e65bdf" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.