# #e85ceb

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

## Values

- Hex: `#e85ceb`
- RGB: rgb(232, 92, 235)
- HSL: hsl(299, 78%, 64%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.706 0.236 326.9)
- Relative luminance: 0.3081
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 3.912) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/e85ceb

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ea69ec, #ed7bef, #ef89f0, #f19bf3, #f3a9f4, #f5b6f6, #f7c9f8, #f9d6fa, #fce8fc, #fef6fe
- Shades (toward black): #e540e7, #e125e4, #ce1ad1, #b316b6, #98139a, #7d107f, #620c64, #480949, #2d062d, #120212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #5eeb5c
- Analogous: #a15ceb, #eb5ca6
- Triadic: #ebe85c, #5cebe8
- Split-complementary: #a6eb5c, #5ceba1
- Tetradic: #eba15c, #5eeb5c, #5ca6eb

## Colors that go with #e85ceb

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 #e85ceb 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 #e85ceb: 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 #e85ceb: 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 #e85ceb: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Peru** #cd853f [harmony: triadic] — Peru completes a triad with #e85ceb — 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 #e85ceb'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 #e85ceb: 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 #e85ceb 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): 2.93:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #c919cc (4.67:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.5:1); AAA: text → #98139a (7.25:1); AAA: background → #030303 (7.03:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.16:1 — 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/e85ceb-c19fbd-96cb62-2d1f27-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: "#e85ceb" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.