# #ea53e5

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ea53e5`
- RGB: rgb(234, 83, 229)
- HSL: hsl(302, 78%, 62%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.696 0.244 329.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.2934
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 3.873) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ea53e5

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ec65e7, #ee72e9, #f084ec, #f292ee, #f4a4f1, #f6b6f4, #f8c4f6, #fad6f9, #fce4fb, #fef6fe
- Shades (toward black): #e637e0, #e31cdc, #cc19c6, #b116ac, #961391, #7b0f77, #5f0c5d, #490947, #2d062c, #120212

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #53ea58
- Analogous: #a353ea, #ea5399
- Triadic: #e5ea53, #53e5ea
- Split-complementary: #99ea53, #53eaa3
- Tetradic: #eaa353, #53ea58, #5399ea

## Colors that go with #ea53e5

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 #ea53e5 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: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #ea53e5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightseagreen
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role] — Charcoal is the text near-black for #ea53e5: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: split] — Dark Khaki is a split-complement of #ea53e5: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki
- **Dark Goldenrod** #b8860b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Goldenrod completes a triad with #ea53e5 — 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 #ea53e5'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 #ea53e5: 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 #ea53e5 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): 3.06:1 — AA fail, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #cc19c6 (4.64:1); AA: background → #2b2b2b (4.63:1); AAA: text → #9a1396 (7.22:1)
- On black (#000000): 6.87:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA fail. Fix: AAA: text → #eb5ce6 (7.21:1)

## 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/ea53e5-c19fbc-91cb62-2d1f27-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: "#ea53e5" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.