# #ec65d8

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

## Values

- Hex: `#ec65d8`
- RGB: rgb(236, 101, 216)
- HSL: hsl(309, 78%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.712 0.211 333.7)
- Relative luminance: 0.321
- Nearest named color: Death of a Star (#e760d2, Δ 1.529) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/death-of-a-star
- Moods: warm, vivid, playful, bold
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/ec65d8

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #ee72db, #ef80df, #f292e3, #f3a0e7, #f5adea, #f7bbee, #f8c9f1, #fbdbf6, #fce8f9, #fef6fd
- Shades (toward black): #e949d1, #e52eca, #d51ab9, #ba17a2, #9f148a, #841072, #680d5b, #49093f, #2d0627, #120210

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #65ec79
- Analogous: #bd65ec, #ec6594
- Triadic: #d8ec65, #65d8ec
- Split-complementary: #94ec65, #65ecbd
- Tetradic: #ecbd65, #65ec79, #6594ec

## Colors that go with #ec65d8

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 #ec65d8 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 #ec65d8: 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 #ec65d8: 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 body-text near-black for #ec65d8: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/charcoal
- **Medium Violet Red** #c71585 [pool] — Medium Violet Red is paired with #ec65d8 in two real palettes: NYX Cosmetics's brand system and T-Mobile's brand system, as the accent. Seen in: NYX Cosmetics (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/nyxcosmetics-com), T-Mobile (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/t-mobile-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/mediumvioletred
- **Yellow** #ffff00 [pool] — Two real palettes: Gumroad's brand system and JetBrains's brand system put Yellow beside #ec65d8, as the supporting colour. Seen in: Gumroad (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/gumroad-com), JetBrains (https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/jetbrains-com). — https://brandsweets.com/colors/yellow
- **Goldenrod** #daa520 [harmony: triadic] — Goldenrod completes a triad with #ec65d8 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash. — https://brandsweets.com/colors/goldenrod
- **Pale Violet Red** #db7093 [harmony: analogous] — Pale Violet Red is #ec65d8'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

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

- On white (#ffffff): 2.83:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #d11ab5 (4.64:1); AA: background → #303030 (4.66:1); AAA: text → #9f148a (7.14:1); AAA: background → #080808 (7.08:1)
- On black (#000000): 7.42:1 — 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/ec65d8-c19fb8-85cb62-2d1f25-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: "#ec65d8" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.