# #ea75cd

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ea75cd`
- RGB: rgb(234, 117, 205)
- HSL: hsl(315, 74%, 69%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.725 0.177 337.6)
- Relative luminance: 0.3462
- Nearest named color: orchid (#da70d6, Δ 3.616) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/orchid
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ea75cd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ec83d2, #ee90d7, #f09ddc, #f2abe0, #f4b8e5, #f6c1e9, #f8ceed, #fadcf2, #fce9f7, #fef6fc
- Shades (toward black): #e65bc4, #e23cb8, #de21af, #bf1d96, #a41981, #851469, #6a1054, #4b0b3b, #310726, #12030e

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #75ea93
- Analogous: #cd75ea, #ea7593
- Triadic: #cdea75, #75cdea
- Split-complementary: #93ea75, #75eacd
- Tetradic: #eacd75, #75ea93, #7593ea

## Colors that go with #ea75cd

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

- **Emerald Green** #50c878 [harmony, pool: complementary] — Emerald Green sits directly opposite #ea75cd on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/emerald-green
- **Light Sea Green** #20b2aa [harmony, pool: split] — Light Sea Green is a split-complement of #ea75cd: 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
- **Charcoal** #36454f [role, pool] — Charcoal is the body-text near-black for #ea75cd: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. Seen in: Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Auth0 (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/auth0-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Light Sky Blue** #87cefa [pool] — Light Sky Blue is paired with #ea75cd in 3 real palettes, including Netlify's brand system and Mercury's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Netlify (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/netlify-com), Mercury (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/mercury-com), Sentry (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/sentry-io). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/lightskyblue
- **Taupe** #483c32 [pool] — Taupe is paired with #ea75cd in 3 real palettes, including Meadow and Blossom, as the text colour against it. Seen in: Meadow (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#meadow), Blossom (https://brandsweets.com/palettes/light#blossom), Loom (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/loom-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/taupe
- **Dark Khaki** #bdb76b [harmony: triadic] — Dark Khaki completes a triad with #ea75cd — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/darkkhaki
- **Light Coral** #f08080 [harmony: analogous] — Light Coral is #ea75cd'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/lightcoral
- **Amber** #ffbf00 [pool] — Amber is paired with #ea75cd in Gumroad's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/amber

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.65:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d520a8 (4.56:1); AA: background → #363636 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #a0187e (7.18:1); AAA: background → #121212 (7.07:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.92:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## 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/ea75cd-c19fb4-7bcb62-2d1f24-efe9f1?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: "#ea75cd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.